Esso Demitia officers ( during first Gulf War)

[Geoff Davies]

Looking for anyone who was on the Esso Demetia, during the Gulf war, or to the run up, I was a Junior Engineer, October 90 to Feb 91,

Engine room at the time ,
CE Graham Nelson
2nd Stan Burnett
3rd John Stark
3rd Andy Nunn
3rd Ali Laing
J/E Geoff Davies ( Me)
Cadets before they got off, were Dave Clugston , forget other cadet
Lecky Will Jones

Old Men, Sam Clemance , DG Barry

Any information, or if anyone knew any of above would be most hepful

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[Doc Vernon]

Hello Geoff
Thanks for the question and the info, i hope that you may get some replies soon.
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Thank You
Cheers

[j.sabourn]

With a ships name like or similar to Dementia I bet you got plenty of rude remarks. I was on a ship called Dartmoor and the usual catcalls of ships passing in the Suez was after “ Any Geordies on board ? “ was “ How long you in for ? “. Cheers JS
PS after the first call the usual answer was No we’ve been fumigated .JS

[Geoff Davies]

Thanks for the replies, yep it certainly did attract remarks.

Been trying to get in touch with Fawley but is sending me around in Circles, I contacted them a few years ago, but that was for any information on the vessel logbooks and few other crew members but drew a blank.

[Graham Shaw]

John,with regards to (mis)pronounciation,I remember my old shipmate Gulliver telling me on his ship DERBYSHIRE)-the cargo ship of 1966,not the bulker sadly lost in 1980- that the name caused no small amount of trouble to shore VHF stations in foreign ports,especially the Far Eastern ports,where ,in a Thai port anchorage,the ship nearly lost her berthing slot when she perhaps naturally couldn't elicit a response from the bridge watchkeeper who wasn't replying to a frantic voice calling the DEBAUCHERY !

[James Curry]

#1 I sailed with a Stan Burnett pretty sure it was in Bibbys Lincolnshire he was C/Eng then, from memory he was a good sort.

[Geoff Davies]

#1 I sailed with a Stan Burnett pretty sure it was in Bibbys Lincolnshire he was C/Eng then, from memory he was a good sort.

Anymore Info James, Stan was about Mid to late 40,s in 1991, Am shore he was from Bishop Briggs ? Glasgow.
He would of mentioned The Israeli company he worked for , Zim shipping.

[James Curry]

No recollection of that, considering we usually loaded up the Arabian gulf not many would have disclosed that they worked for Zim Line.
I am in another group mostly Bibby lads I will ask around and see what I can find.
If it is the same guy we are of an age I am nearly 76.

Sorry Geoff, just been told I have the wrong name the guy I was thinking of was called Burden apologies.

[John Cassels]

Can never remember if I ever sailed on the Esso Dementia or not .

[Geoff Davies]

No recollection of that, considering we usually loaded up the Arabian gulf not many would have disclosed that they worked for Zim Line.
I am in another group mostly Bibby lads I will ask around and see what I can find.
If it is the same guy we are of an age I am nearly 76.

Sorry Geoff, just been told I have the wrong name the guy I was thinking of was called Burden apologies.

No problem James, I’ve always found the only names that stick are the ones you drank with or the ones you clashed with, I clashed with Stan many times, but probably learnt a lot from him, he was a big Rangers fan, which reminds me of a Second Officer telling the Oldman on a Sally Ferry I was on “ Your Scottish, what do you know about football’ ………