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29th February 2016, 02:07 PM
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Alan Winter RIP.
Alan went to sea all his life so there maybe a chance some of our members may have sailed with him,Alan passed away last week aged 76.Although I often stood at the bar and had a good chat with Alan we didn't talk much about the sea.As regards his sea career I know that he was Bosun in Lamport & Holts and he finished his time for many years with Fishers running out of Barrow-In- Furness to Japan and back carrying nuclear waste.Yes a very fine man was Alan may he rest in peace.
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29th February 2016, 08:21 PM
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Re: Alan Winter RIP.
Sad lo hear of a Friends (or aquaitances) death Jim
He will now be at peace and let us hope that his sails will be filled with fair winds to take him back to the places he would have so loved!
Condolences to his entire Family and good Friends!
REST IN PEACE "Alan"
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29th February 2016, 11:00 PM
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Re: Alan Winter RIP.
My brother Tom sailed with him on the Fisher boats ( 2nd.engineer ) for a couple of years or so. The money was very good but Tom left once they started to reduce crew numbers - he felt they were taking too big a risk considering the nature of the cargo. Regards Peter in NZ.
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29th February 2016, 11:05 PM
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Re: Alan Winter RIP.
Peter Alan was telling me that they carried armed guards aboard.
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29th February 2016, 11:31 PM
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Re: Alan Winter RIP.
Sincere Condolences to family and Friends. R.I.P. Alan !
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1st March 2016, 01:54 AM
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Re: Alan Winter RIP.
I do not know about armed guards but in the early days of carrying this radio active material it was carried in a refrigerated condition --there was usually three spherical thick steel cylinders for each ship load of material. Each cylinder had three refrigeration systems and each cylinder had refrigeration engineers operating a 24 hour a day watch system. So doing the maths, three cylinders ( one per hatch ) times three teams of engineers doing three shifts a day equals 27 engineers. This worked well for a time but gradually crew numbers were reduced until it came down to three watches of one engineer looking after all the entire cargo. It was about that time that my brother decided to change ships and went back to oil tankers. Regards Peter in NZ.
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1st March 2016, 05:14 AM
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Re: Alan Winter RIP.
Sorry to hear Jim that another member of the family of the sea has crossed the bar. May he forever sail on calm waters.
Happy daze John in Oz.
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