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by Published on 4th April 2023 10:34 PM
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EPISODE 1:
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I guess us “old Vindi boys “ are all getting to the
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I...
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We encountered a cat 5 typhoon halfway between...
by Published on 19th October 2022 02:07 PM
Let me tell a story that some may not understand well, so I will address this yarn to those who could have had specific experiences such as dredging.....
by Published on 31st August 2022 04:06 PM
Some volunteered and some were pressed to sail with the merchant marine
for this was war and supplies tight, required by the allies to continue the.....
by Published on 9th July 2022 12:16 PM
1974 I flew out to the gulf to join the BP tanker British Scientist, a VLCC of just under 220,000 dwt,
She had been built in Japan and was now due...
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