loggings

[Calvin Kent]

Doing a stint relieving on an all Aberdeen crewed boat I had a skipper threaten me with a double DR so told him I'd take an ENR instead. Coming out of Hamburg in fog we wandered into the small boat anchorage and cut a barge in half. He wanted me to lie about events to the company solicitor who came on board to take statements when we got to the UK. I told him I'd make my statement when I got my discharge book. I opened up the book saw the double VG and dropped them right in the smelly stuff.

Regards
Calvin

[Red Lead Ted]

Sorry should have said Craftsman got wrong ship. John Sabourn

Hi mate i would have to google or do some research but look at the pic of the M.V. Craftsman, She had 2 massive Jumbo,s which combined i will look up as to what the S.W.L. Was but it is a fact when she was launched in 1972 she was the biggest single heavy lift ship afloat, Leave this with me i promise i will reseach it and can assure you, you, wont find any ship in 1972 in any M.N. That could match her 2 stuicken union purchases combined Regards Terry.

[Red Lead Ted]

Go to link m8 scroll down to m,v Craftsman 1972 her stuicken equipped Could handle 500 tons. Regards Terry



HARRISON LINE (Mini Gallery)

[j.sabourn]

Apart from all rigging of gear for a heavy lift, unless the gear was left rigged, there was the problem of stability and heeling etc. when loading or discharging such. As Ted says the ship in question built in the 70"s would probably have had all such tanks and stability tanks put in at building. The ship I was on had none so would have been a slow and laborious job loading or discharging whilst loading/discharging. This alone aprt from the nigh on impossible job of rigging this derrick would have given anyone nightmares. Cheers John Sabourn

[EIFION]

Only got logged once in Gothenberg on one of Everards. Long time ago as deck boy along with my cousin Chris who was ordinary seaman we went adrift after meeting two young ladies., Spotted returning to the ship in the early hours of the morning by the skipper. We were each logged one days pay. Mind you we were both given a choice take the logging or face having our respective mothers told ( we were both sixteen at the time ) to which i replied " i will take the logging Dad" and Chris replies " So will I uncle Will" . The Skipper was the Old Man in more ways than one !!!!!!!!!

[Bob Cheeseman]

Yes i got a DR for conduct off a Cunard on the whisky ,no guessing why

[Tony Morcom]

Its no good, having never been logged and always got VG on discharge, what the hell does DR stand for?. Its been bugging me all night.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Tony.
Decline to Report. Which left it up in the air as to what sculduggery one had got up to.
Cheers Des
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[casso]

Perhaps it should be D t R, Decline to Report. Mine was just vindictive as Voyage not complete was the correct entry.

[j.sabourn]

Thats correct VNC would be the correct entry. Or as someone has stated previously the owner of dis. book could refuse to accept and have ENR put in place (Endorsement Not Required). As stated after believe 1973 this method was done away with. Personally myself I have seen at times early on in my seagoing career this method of reporting on a person misused, and was pleased to see disappear. I believe the method of days wages and fines was sufficient to try and control discipline if any was required. The MN must have had some of the strictest disciplinary controls set up of any merchant service. I spent 4 years working for the Navy, the worst I ever saw imposed on a matelot was he was fined a case of beer to be placed in the ratings mess. This was for an offence which in the MN would have been instant dismissal on return to UK and probably in front of a committee or whatever they called them. Regards John Sabourn