John

[John White]

Hi Steve,
I was not known as Robert. I was John and I was Bosun on all the Chemmies from 1975 until Nov. 1982
Your name rings a bell were you a cook steward? Sorry to have taken so long to get back to you ,am retired now and am doing nearly as many hours as I did at sea.I wish I could turn the clock back, they were such great times. I know we had a gripe now and again,but on the whole it was a good life.I hope you and your family are well . I finished with the sea in Nov 1982 to have my first hip replacement In June this year I will be having my fourth.hip,hip,hip,hip hurray . In the main I am in good health, Take care Steve John.

[John White]

Hi Robert,
Who could forget you.You were aboard the La Cumbre when I took my son on a trip to South America. He was 10 years old then,in November he will be 45 where have all those years gone.I hope you are well Robert and that you have lots of pleasent memories of when we were younger. Do you still live in Thetford. John. I will tell Shaun that I am trying to contact you .I am sure he will remember you. Take care.

[fred bassett]

hi peter,i sailed with you on the pampa or chacra,in the mid 80s,time gone so quick.all the best fred bassett.

[Eamonn McGuffin]

Hi,my name is Eamonn McGuffin and I sailed on the La Sierrar as the Radio Officer, joined her in Yokohama in October 1971, we then ran iron ore from a place called San Nicolas Bay in Chile and back to yokohama on a couple of occasions before sailing through the Panama canal and back to Antwerp. The ship was a bit of a mess and broke down on several occasions crossing the pacific. On our way back to Yokohama, we had to drop off a 3rd engineer in Hawaii after he became sick (lucky bastard)

[Gary Bennett]

Hi John

Hi Steve, a lot of years have gone by but we sailed together on La Chacra in 1972, I was electrician, we did the Great Lakes run after loading in Lorenzo Marques, Mozambique, then Durban. Regarding George Phillips, I remember him very well, an Ulsterman, great guy, sorry to understand he must have passed away. Do you remember John Bottomley? Chief Engineer, I kept in touch with John although not very often. I also remember your dad, Hulton the Sultan, they were terrific days.
Gary Bennett

[Gary Bennett]

Hi Steve, a lot of years have gone by but we sailed together on La Chacra in 1972, I was electrician, we did the Great Lakes run after loading in Lorenzo Marques, Mozambique, then Durban. Regarding George Phillips, I remember him very well, an Ulsterman, great guy, sorry to understand he must have passed away. Do you remember John Bottomley? Chief Engineer, I kept in touch with John although not very often. I also remember your dad, Hulton the Sultan, they were terrific days.
Steve, I forgot to mention but I would think you might already know that John Bottomley passed away.

[Gary Bennett]

Hi,my name is Eamonn McGuffin

Hello Eamonn, I was on that crew change, a sod of a flight from London to every stop on the way to Japan, seems to me it was about a 24 hour flight? Yes, the Sierra was a mess, I was electrician so I got more sleepless nights than Macbeth. Still, I did two more trips with Buries then moved on. We actually dropped off two engineers in Hawaii on our way from San Nicholas Bay (I think it was in Peru? Maybe not) to Chiba, in Yokohama Bay, one was the 3rd Eng called Peter Bremner, he had kidney stones, an Aberdonian who I sailed with next trip, and the 4th Eng a bloke called John somebody, he got injured in an engine room repair but there was nothing wrong with him, he just used it as an excuse to get off.
I remember Buries as a decent company but ships in dire need of much repair.

[John White]

Hello Robert, Yes I do remember you We sailed together on the La Selva. The trip I had my young son Shaun aboard.
I hope you get this mail and that it finds you well I still live in Bury St. Edmunds. Where are you living now.I expect you are married and have a few children. We used to call you Bob. I hope you read and answer this Bob, take care. John from Bury.

[John White]

Hi John, yes i remember you,

Hi again Steve I hope you and your family are well I was just browsing. Those were the days,I would love to have my Buries time again. Many great working shipmates .All on first name terms,was great. Take care my friend John

[John White]

Hi John, Robert Hubbard here not sure if you rememebr me? we served on some ships
together I belive La Cumbre/La Selva I am originally from Great Yarmouth but lived close
to you in Thetford in the 80/90s

Hope to hear back

Cheers

Robert

Of course I remember you Robert.You were with me when I had my 10 year old son Shaun aboard. That was the La Selva in 1976. A trip to Venezuela. I am still in Bury St. Edmunds. What are you up to. Hope to hear from you.
John