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On reaching the Southwest coast of Iceland, the trawlers I worked on would shoot their gear to ‘stretch the warps’ before proceeding to the fishing...
by Published on 30th June 2022 08:27 AM
Bassala and another Egyptian, I think he was called Ahmed, joined my ship (MV Captain Avgerinos) in Ceuta. I remember thinking how had these two...
by Published on 17th April 2022 08:39 AM
Shortly after the Fire Fighters strike in 1977. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire on Whale Island Portsmouth. The island is the....
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Since joining the British Merchant Navy Friends social media I have noticed many members have written and had published either non-fiction books,...
by Published on 24th May 2021 10:02 AM
I joined the Merchant Navy in August 1959 as a cabin boy having failed on account of my defective colour vision to get into the Royal Navy and onto...
by Published on 21st May 2021 06:00 PM
The current dispute between Gaza and Israel reminded me of an incident that happened to me back in 1969. While serving on the oil tanker ‘MV Captain.....
by Published on 11th April 2021 12:22 PM
In December 1967 I was the radio officer on board the Greek flagged MV Eugenie S Embiricos, loading cargo in Long Beach CA. I was following the local....
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