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24th January 2010, 02:19 PM
#21
benevis
Hi I sailed on the rust bucket benevis from singapore to australia and up to basra when the first iran iraq war started as ass/cook
regards craig pearce
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24th January 2010, 08:55 PM
#22
Welcome!
Hi Craig P
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time!
A site truly worthy of the British Merchant Navy!
Cheers
Also"
If you would like to join in and have your Full name R Number and First Ship
Included in the Flag project then please pass it on to Mike Hall who is doing a Main Flag for all
to be displayed some time in one of the UK Museums!
Thank you
Please go to following Link and follow instructions there
When page opens Click on Contact info on Right and on dropdown list select
Send a message via Email to Mike Hall
http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/member.php?u=8
Alternatively you can send your details to me as well and i will pass them on to Mike for you
Thanks
http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/member.php?u=18
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Thank you
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25th January 2010, 05:10 AM
#23
G'day Craig and welcome to the best site in town. Do you have a list of ships you sailed on maybe with some dates? If so and you care to ppost them on site you may well get replies from some who knew you. So sit back with a cold one and enjoy the voyage.
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Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller
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26th February 2010, 08:27 PM
#24
brian
hi sailed on the vrackie three trips fgplus coasted a few more ben boats
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3rd March 2010, 02:13 PM
#25
Hi Mike,
I have only just found this site and have recognised a few names already.
I joined Ben Line in 1970 as deck cadet, sailed on many Ben boats 'stac, dearg, lomond, arty, armin, CoEd, avon, vorlich, valla, chemies venue, macdhui, some old city and pando boats.and others.
1987 I transfered across to Atlantic Drilling, then Stena took us over in 1996 as Stena Drilling.
So rigs will be OBL, Benloyal, Stena Clyde (all the same rig), Benreoch, Benlomond, Stena Spey.
Now I am down here off Australia on the Stena Clyde, serving as OIM / Master.
There are a few Ben Line lads around. Graeme MacDougall. Stuart Russell, John Banks is now CEO of Stena Drilling, Pete Bathgate has recently retired from the office, Tom Kennedy is retired but does a few days.
Tony Whitehead R884892
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4th March 2010, 05:16 AM
#26
G'day Tony and welcome to the site. Good list of ships you have there, any dates to go with them? If you have and care to list them on site there is a good chance you will hear from some who knew you. So sit back with a cold one and enjoy the voyage.
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Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller
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4th March 2010, 03:03 PM
#27
Hi John,
sure I'll be paying off in a week.
I'll dig out my old discharge books.
Back to a chilly soggy UK
Tony Whitehead R884892
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6th March 2010, 10:09 PM
#28
For all New Entries!
As i have been away for a littel while i see i must have missed a few new entries,and apologise for not welcoming you all!
So i hope that this will cover those i may have missed,if there are any i didnt see please accept my apologies and Welcome All!
If there are also some that i may allready have welcomed,well then here is a double invite to this great site! haha!
Hi
Brian Westgarth
L Strauss
Sailtie
Derek
Davidthefish (David)
Brian Robertson
kipper
diverdavid (David Bayne)
Nigel Johnston
James Watt
Davy Thomsan
Tony Whitehead
Would just like to give you ALL a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time!
A site truly worthy of the British Merchant Navy!
Cheers
Also"
If you would like to join in and have your Full name R Number and First Ship
Included in the Flag project then please pass it on to Mike Hall who is doing a Main Flag for all
to be displayed some time in one of the UK Museums!
Thank you
Please go to following Link and follow instructions there
When page opens Click on Contact info on Right and on dropdown list select
Send a message via Email to Mike Hall
http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/member.php?u=8
Alternatively you can send your details to me as well and i will pass them on to Mike for you
Thanks
http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/member.php?u=18
If any new Members (or old) would like more info on the Flag Projects please click on the following Link!
Thank you
http://www.merchant-navy.net/gallery...ry.php?cat=558
Senior Site Moderator-Member and Friend of this Website
R697530
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25th March 2010, 10:38 PM
#29
Hi,
My name is Bill Cameron I worked with Benline Steamers from 1969 to 1973.
I spent 2.5 years on the Benvrackie. It was a great ship I left her as 4th engineer and spent the rest of my time with Benline doing coastal trips. Lots of fun.
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26th March 2010, 09:03 AM
#30
Welcome!
Hi Willaim
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time!
A site truly worthy of the British Merchant Navy!
Cheers
Also"
If you would like to join in and have your Full name R Number and First Ship
Included in the Flag project then please pass it on to Mike Hall who is doing a Main Flag for all
to be displayed some time in one of the UK Museums!
Thank you
Please go to following Link and follow instructions there
When page opens Click on Contact info on Right and on dropdown list select
Send a message via Email to Mike Hall
http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/member.php?u=8
Alternatively you can send your details to me as well and i will pass them on to Mike for you
Thanks
http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/member.php?u=18
If any new Members (or old) would like more info on the Flag Projects please click on the following Link!
Thank you
http://www.merchant-navy.net/gallery...ry.php?cat=558
Senior Site Moderator-Member and Friend of this Website
R697530
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