My BP Tankers.

[Geoff Anderson]

Hi Janaihull.
Just another warm Welcome to the site . find yourself a cabin and settle yourself in .
PS I hope you werent on the wheel when you rammed that greek ship.
Geoff.

[Gulliver]

British Statesman

Hi Geoff, wondered what you meant by the collision reference off Flushing,then realised that janathull was on her when British Statesman had a collision when he was on her. ,just as Lewis did off Lisbon. Two collisions for the Statesman....how unlucky!

British Trent

A more tragic BP collision occurred on 3/6/93 in the same area off Flushing ,in which 9 seafarers lost their lives.
'Bob Coutties Maritime Accident Casebook' site describes it.
Sombre reading again I know, but it is only fitting that such incidents are not left forgotten in history.
Regards from Gulliver

Click!
http://www.maritimeaccident.org/abou...e-church-bell/

[Geoff Anderson]

Hi Gullivar.
Im still confused must be the age thing, or that ive been in the pub to long ? Are Janathull and Lewis on about the same collision or were there 2 collisions at different times
Geoff

[Gulliver]

Hi Gullivar.
Im still confused must be the age thing, or that ive been in the pub to long ? Are Janathull and Lewis on about the same collision or were there 2 collisions at different times
Geoff

Hi Geoff in B.P.(that's Bay of Plenty,not British Petroleum),no,you've not lost it...
yet.
The collision off Lisbon is well-documented,and Lewis was on that one. Janathull says In his post)he was on her when she collided off Flushing,so perhaps he,or our other BP men, will be able to tell us about that.

Right,I'm off to the Gripewater forum,I believe there's been a few more posted,although I can't believe that....what? Seamen griping?......Never!
Gulliver

[byebyetankers]

Hi,
I stumbled on this site and my attention was caught by the details concerning the collision between the Br. Statesman and the Theotokos. I was on the bridge at the time, and a very scary incident it was. I recall five of us on the bridge - the Old Man (Williams?), the Mate (who I think was the Extra Mate - at 32000 tons, the Statesman was then felt to be vast enough to have two Chief Officers), me (the quaking apprentice) the bloke on the wheel, and the forward lookout. Without being melodramatic, I think the lookout owes his life to the Mate - when the Theotokos loomed into view, he stood transfixed on the foc's'le. The Mate leant over the bridge wing and yelled at him to come midships. After the collision, when we went forward to look at the damage, the area was strewn with burst rivets - I imagine anybody who'd been hit by one would have felt it. As we were loaded with crude oil at the time, we were also lucky to have avoided an explosion.
There seemed to be a general consensus that the other ship was mainly to blame, although I believe both the Old Man and the Mate forfeited a lot of sea time. I hope they re-established themselves - they were both decent men.
Me? I went off to do my Second Mates ticket, did a couple of trips as third mate, then quit. I never - never - regretted leaving.

[Gulliver]

Hello ....Byebye Tankers..!!
Welcome aboard ,mate. Nice to have a bit of personal input from someone who actually experienced an incident,rather than just talk about it,or conjecture.
Hope you stay with us,...and no regrets!
There's not many collisions or explosions here...but they're a common occurrence on our 'Virtual Ship'.!

At least here,at the end of the day,you can always walk down that gangway!
Cheers!
Davey

[David Williams]

Hi There.
Only just read your list of B.P Tankers.
Sailed on a few myself,all out from Swansea,
British Pioneer,Resource,Envoy,Hero and the
Duke.Not bad ships apart from the Duke,all
with single berth accomodation.

Dave Williams(R583900)

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Statesman.
Welcome aboard; hope you enjoy the posts on site. I believe you are the first person on site who has not regreted leaving the sea. Obviously many of us had to leave for family reasons and now would like to be back there, but that is wishfull old age thinking. Still you probably had an experience most of us would not have had, thans for your tale of what happened.
Cheers Des

[Mick O'Brien]

Only served on 2 tankers the Inventor in 77 and the Pioneer in 78.
Hope to hear from any old ship mates.

Mike (UK 018117)

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Mike (UK 018117)
Those BP Tankers were mostly good looking Ships!
Mu late Brother was on the British Aviator a long time ago! If i recall he was either 3rd or 2nd Engineer!
cHEERS

aRE THESE THE ONES YOU WERE ON?

http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20...ventor-09.html

http://www.shipsandharbours.com/picture/number314.asp