What was the worst cargo you ever carried?

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Originally Posted by gray_marian

Trying not to emulate one of John or Ivan's 'passenger's' but what is pigs urine used for?

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Marian I will ask her tomorrow she is having an early night. :)

Sailed from Houston, For a full cargo of brown rice ,Open stow from Brownsville further up the Mississippi Always remember the journey home the mate the Bosun the chippie and the crew were asked to watch for any movement on the McGregor lids water and rice a recipe for disaster. The Mate and the Bosun would regularly pull a hatch lid back and keep an eye on her cargo. Afterwards the Chippie would reseal the hatch lid very iffy indeed Regards lads Terry. Can also remember receiving my veterans badge for supplying British armed forces Suez crisis, I had no idea I was entitled to it until notified about 3yrs ago from Market Rasen, Then again when did we ever get to see the manifest ? Terry. :thumb_ship2:

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Originally Posted by cappy

#4 good for making black pudding

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You can get a lot of that in the West Indies I am told.

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Originally Posted by gray_marian

Trying not to emulate one of John or Ivan's 'passenger's' but what is pigs urine used for?

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Not sure but human is good for growing lemons

Not been on one but am told the smell on the live sheep and cattle ships is something to behold.

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Originally Posted by Charles Louis Barron

But the best was a big number of Wrens boy oh boy

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Wrens Lou? thought they may have made their own way across.

chemicals on the Shell tanker Asprella. Usually three types can't quite remember them now. The fumes coming off for the whole trip + smells was so bad it affected your breathing. Worse was when you had to clean the tanks after the Butterworth system had washed down. Swear to God that was seriously injurious to your health as no breathing systems provided. When you put your shovel into the sludge you almost passed out & you were down there all day except smocko & lunch.
Never were told the results of the blood tests before you joined or those taken during the trip.
Coal, what a cargo to clean afterwards. Worse it got all through the accommodation vent system so dust coming out for a long time afterwards. Why always after such a cargo did you get grain, sugar or some such, perplexing? Ours was not to reason why.

Copra from the Philippines, ship was alive with copra bugs, even after discharge in Amsterdam, then onto dry dock in the Tyne. what a trip.

Sulfur from Mexico To Germany.

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Originally Posted by happy daze john in oz

Not sure but human is good for growing lemons

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So that's why they are yellow!