loggings

[Keith Tindell]

Now this is stretching the old memory bank somewhat, but when we went AWOL, and it happened usually for me in Hamburg, we would turn too in the morning, knock off for lunch, and a quick beer in the nearby pub, and lo and behold would last the rest of the day. So it would be quicker to educate pork, i worked half the day and lost the whole days wages!!. But we were fined a days wages as well? i think. So if that is correct, what happened to the fines? did they go into the company coffers? Regards KT

[Tony Wilding]

Was only ever Logged on one Ship. MV Wanstead, only in one Port, Lisbon, a few close calls in Piraeus.

[Bob Cheeseman]

If i could get all my loggings back over the 30 years i spent at sea i would be a happy and a rich man

[j.sabourn]

At least Bob you have done your bit for Charity. All fines were supposed to go to Charity. It would be interesting to know what charity it was and hopefully not back in the shipowners pocket, I cant remember if there was some means where you could have found this out at the time. Your loss of a days pay of course went back to the shipowner. Cheers John Sabourn

[Jim Brady]

Was the money supposed to go the King George Fund and paid to the widows and orphans of seamen.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi shipmates, I remember someone saying at sea, the more he was logged the less he payed in tax? This is The first time I ever knew the money was given to charity? I for the record was never logged.

[Les Woodard]

Not only was you logged a day plus fined a day but the next logging was doubled up on some ships. Hence when I got logged five weeks and fined five weeks it was cheaper to jump ship than pay of. Do not think I could have lasted without another logging the way it was going on that particular ship.

[Lou Barron]

Only been logged twice but jumped ship twice so the loss of my pay would make up for it???

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi All.
Got flogged, logged and fined in Durban. Held the ship up untill the skippers wife got sent home, interfearing in the ships running, reporting any holidays to the Chief mate, causing all kinds of trouble.
Caught ashore by the South African police three bells knocked out of us, two in hospital. Then we were logged, then fined to pay for the delay, but we got rid of her.
Cheers Des

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[Bob Cheeseman]

i no how it feels Lez, done a trip from Vancover to Sydney, played up a bit and missed the ship in one port and rejoined obout 2 days later in Vancover and was logged, then sailed, did not take much notice of what was said at the time( still hung over ), on arriving in Sydney put in for a sub ,only to be told i had no money in the ship.After more than 2 weeks at sea, i still wonder how much was taken off me regards Bob c