By registering with our site you will have full instant access to:
268,000 posts on every subject imaginable contributed by 1000's of members worldwide.
25000 photos and videos mainly relating to the British Merchant Navy.
Members experienced in research to help you find out about friends and relatives who served.
The camaraderie of 1000's of ex Merchant Seamen who use the site for recreation & nostalgia.
Here we are all equal whether ex Deck Boy or Commodore of the Fleet.
A wealth of experience and expertise from all departments spanning 70+ years.
It is simple to register and membership is absolutely free.
N.B. If you are going to be requesting help from one of the forums with finding historical details of a relative
please include as much information as possible to help members assist you. We certainly need full names,
date and place of birth / death where possible plus any other details you have such as discharge book numbers etc.
Please post all questions onto the appropriate forum
-
18th January 2017, 09:51 AM
#31
Re: The Cruise
on a tramp out of shields ..there was someone just opening cabin doors while people were asleep and gettig there water bottles out of there holder and smashing them on the sleepers head three deck men and one engineer ...were hit this way ....the suspect could not be proven but after a engineer was questioned the assaults stopped .....but not a nice time for all hands.....cappy
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
18th January 2017, 10:08 AM
#32
Re: The Cruise
That cruise HDJohn in oz sounded something like that immigrant ship the Captain Cook.lots of fighting aboard her I believe.
Regards.
Jim.b.
and the Georgic`s, at least they only paid £10 for the six week cruise
Brian
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
18th January 2017, 10:09 AM
#33
Re: The Cruise
#31 Someone who didn't like water bottles or didn't like peoples heads, that is the question. Did the person who was questioned give out any Shakespearian quotes like " to be or not to be that is the question". JS
Last edited by j.sabourn; 18th January 2017 at 10:10 AM.
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
18th January 2017, 01:38 PM
#34
Re: The Cruise
Originally Posted by
j.sabourn
#31 Someone who didn't like water bottles or didn't like peoples heads, that is the question. Did the person who was questioned give out any Shakespearian quotes like " to be or not to be that is the question". JS
####naw john he just effin hit them.......cappy
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
26th January 2017, 10:44 PM
#35
Re: The Cruise
I believe when joining the Captain Cook you didn't
sign on you weighed in.
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
2nd February 2017, 09:21 PM
#36
Re: The Cruise
Just watched to-night's offering 30 minutes of rubbish, but I must say I never ever saw a 2nd mate
like that.
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
13th February 2017, 03:52 AM
#37
Re: The Cruise
I see the old Stockholm that has had 10 name changes ,built in 1948 is still cruising around the Aussie coast ....says something re. the builders .Latest name Astoria.............Brian W.
- - - Updated - - -
Stories of the carrying s on aboard the Capt. Cook also the Larges Bay have been confirmed by many....Brian W.
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
13th February 2017, 02:17 PM
#38
Re: The Cruise
Originally Posted by
john middleton
Just watched to-night's offering 30 minutes of rubbish, but I must say I never ever saw a 2nd mate
like that.
Watched it on catch up. The 2nd Mate driving the shore tender fitted with a bow thruster and twin engines, bloody hell that would have been a dream on my first ship I was Master of. Had a fixed pitch prop and two anchors and that was it or manoeuvring.
Mind you I did think that the 2nd Mates comment she made when taking charge of departing a Greek port was quite good.
"A 25 year old blonde in charge of a billion pound ship, what could go wrong". Methinks she will go far with an attitude and skill set like she has.
rgds
JA
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
17th February 2017, 07:01 AM
#39
Re: The Cruise
Ask them about 'doubling the angle on the bow, or a running fix, let alone dipping distance. Loved it, but always had problems with station pointers.
-
Post Thanks / Like
-
17th February 2017, 07:15 AM
#40
Re: The Cruise
Understand very well, after getting 2M cert did 2 radar courses, the official one with certificate and a 5 day course with Decca at Blackfriars Bridge. Great week, only student so spent a every lunch time in Blackfriar Pub. Back to sea and still not allowed to touch the radar. Master, self taught and hopeless with no concept of calculating nearest approach or anything. Several masters like that but one did ask when I was 2nd.mate to turn it on so it was warmed up when he got to the bridge. Another poodlefaker who would bring female passengers to the bridge at 2200 to show hem how to plot the position by radar, I always came down from the top compass with compass bearing, and he would always say, 'If he has not taken accurate bearings he will get a 'cockle hat', I never got a cocked hat and he never twigged that at least one bearing was flogged.
-
Post Thanks / Like
Tags for this Thread
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules