Denholm ships 70's and 80's

[Willie Allan]

Mick,
sailed with you on the Vancouver Forrest 1980 great guy,next cabin, all the best.
Willie Allan

[GATESHEAD MICK]

HELLO WILLIE MATE,

GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU MAN

ARE YOU STILL STRUMMING THAT OLD GUITAR?

WE HAD SOME GOOD OLD SING-SONGS IN THE CREW BAR THAT TRIP!

YOU ON STRINGS, ME ON THE OLD MOUTH ORGAN AND BIG GERRY McGURK GIVING IT VOCALS,
TOMMY THE ENGINEER AND HIS LOVELY WIFE LYNDA ALWAYS POPPED DOWN TO JOIN IN.

GOOD TIMES WILLIE

IF YOU ARE STILL AT SEA, SAIL SAFE MATE

MICK BELL

[frosty]

hey mick...did you come in to samuel williams dock at all....i was working there and saw a few troll boats come in

[Stephen J Serva Dei]

Hi Mick,

I was the 'catering boy' on the Loch Maree from Nov 77 - May 88 with the Irish/Scots (Pat 'Crogan'?) Chief cook and Iain the big ginger haired 2nd Cook from the Isle of Skye...

I have many memories - still fresh - of that trip as it was only my second trip to sea... especially of the storm we went through just after I joined which went on for a week or more and then later on Christmas day, when we were about to serve lunch, the weather was perfect and then she hit a current and went into a heavy roll throwing everything all over the place - totally unexpected because the weather was really great!

My name is Stephen, but Pat, the Cook nicknamed me 'Luigi' because of my Italian heritage and that stuck for a few trips!

For now...

Stephen

[John Cassels]

Hi Mick,

I was the 'catering boy' on the Loch Maree from Nov 77 - May 88 with the Irish/Scots (Pat 'Crogan'?) Chief cook and Iain the big ginger haired 2nd Cook from the Isle of Skye...

I have many memories - still fresh - of that trip as it was only my second trip to sea... especially of the storm we went through just after I joined which went on for a week or more and then later on Christmas day, when we were about to serve lunch, the weather was perfect and then she hit a current and went into a heavy roll throwing everything all over the place - totally unexpected because the weather was really great!

My name is Stephen, but Pat, the Cook nicknamed me 'Luigi' because of my Italian heritage and that stuck for a few trips!

For now...

Stephen

His name was Pat Croarkin , sadly passed away some time ago.

[Robbie Kaye]

Hia Mick, Robbie Kaye here or Yorky ,iwas with Denholm"s from 1976-1985, here are the ships,=Troll Lake,Euroliner,Troll Park,Vancouver Trader,Loch Maree, Nordic Louisianna,Scotstoun,Nordic Sky,Cast Puffin,Cast Tern,Stena Seaspread,Troll Lake,Lakespan Ontario,Tor Caledonia,Gothic Wasa. in that order, i was the Chief Cook on all of them, now i am retired, give me an E-mail if you want, will be nice to hear from you, regards Robbi. Just reading some of the other posts, sorry to hear that Pat Grogan passed away, yes i remember Shuggie as well,and yes Stuart Wallace was on the Tor Caledonia when we went down to the Falklands.

[Robbie Kaye]

Hi Stephen, i think you will remember me allright, I think it was the Troll Lake and i was the Chief Cook then, that was a long time ago now, the Grocer then was Druggan , do you remember ,you and i had a few alacratations i remember, please get in-touch ,regards Robbie Kaye .

[Scott Colquhoun]

Hi Mick,

I sailed with you on the Arctic Troll March - June 1980 (I think). I was one of the Stewards on board. Can't really remember much about it now, other than you & 'e' going to watch the Arsenal @ Highbury & coming back pissed..

If not the Arctic Troll it could have been?:


Asialiner / Asiafreighter 1978 - 79 (Long way from Greenock to North London)

Cast Puffin 1980 (don't think so though)

Hope this finds you well

ATB

Scott

[GATESHEAD MICK]

Hi Scot mate
Yes it was the Arctic Troll we sailed together on (30 years ago!) fkin hell Scottie where's the time gone man?
I remember the Arsenal fans didn't like us when we started singing kiss my **** to them ha ha.
Niether did big Mick 'ginger' Byrne when we used to call him different variations of 'Big Red'! ha ha
You mentioned the Cast Puffin that year Scot, I was on her that year as well but not with you,
I sailed with Jimmy Smith on both (from Campbelltown) you'll remember him.
Drop a line Scot and let me know where you've been since then.
all the best mate.
Mick

[John Cassels]

Morning Mick,

Of your list , was on "Caledonian Forest "1978 and "Cast Puffin" August '80 to Jan '81.

Among the Names , Gerry McGurk rings a bell , think it was on one of the Seatrain box
boats.