Arisaig Greenock July 71-Sept 71

[Robert George Young]

Think this ship went to Murmansk

Anybody know anything about about this ship
Or was on it and any experiences of going to Murmansk

Thank you

[j.sabourn]

#1 The Arisaig was an ore carrier and was on BISCO charter which has been discussed already . Many ships went to Murmansk , I did 3 in a row at one time. Russia in wintertime is cold , gets down to minus 32 and even lower at times . However the Russians keep it ice clear all year round and is about the only port they have as such . It is their biggest submarine base for this reason . There are others on site who will have been on the Arisaig but as far as I know she was a basic ore carrier, if remember correctly from the ore carrier radio schedule she was one of the smaller ones built for Port Talbot discharge of most cargoes . JS

[Robert George Young]

Thanks JS,

I was up there 3 years ago..
Had to wear two woollen hats....

[j.sabourn]

My wife had a fur coat in those days and I bought her a matching fur hat in the duty free and open only to foreigners shop it was cheap. Also their cheap items were shot guns if had a shot gun licence for getting through UK customs, and tins of caviar, also of course Vodka. But otherwise a very austere country up there. Think there was also a 2200 hr. Curfew . JS

[Tony Taylor]

My wife had a fur coat in those days and I bought her a matching fur hat in the duty free and open only to foreigners shop it was cheap. Also their cheap items were shot guns if had a shot gun licence for getting through UK customs, and tins of caviar, also of course Vodka. But otherwise a very austere country up there. Think there was also a 2200 hr. Curfew . JS

In 78, passing thro Moscow airport, my wife tried on a fur coat in the duty free, very cheap, but decided against it when she realised it was liftin with fleas.

[j.sabourn]

My wife gave up the fur coat which was bought. In the UK from a bit of money an Aunt left her in a will. But shortly after all the preamble of cruelty to animals so she had it made into teddy bears. For the kids and their friends . What about all the shark skin suits we had made in the Far East. ? They never got round to that one. Cheers JS

[thomas michael]

hi john sabourn #6
good evening, i suppose cappy must have bought a ( shark-skin suit,) as he swallowed the anchor just after that and started his sole trading,
tom

[j.sabourn]

#8 Thomas have you ever asked him what type of anchor he swallowed ? e.g. Admiralty Pattern , Bruce Anchor , stream anchor , or just a big 20 ton Rig anchor is my guess . He always liked big things even in his women come blokes. Cheers JS

[cappy]

#8 thomas have you ever asked him what type of anchor he swallowed ? E.g. Admiralty pattern , bruce anchor , stream anchor , or just a big 20 ton rig anchor is my guess . He always liked big things even in his women come blokes. Cheers js

butter

[j.sabourn]

Not Danish then ? JS