Dogger bank wind farm

[Brian Short]

Hi All - don’t usually comment but enjoy reading the many interesting post.

Having spent most of my working life at sea from the age of 18 (Buries Markes, Wmpey Marine, BUE, P@O and a few Crew Transfer Companies) I came ashore after 23 years service at sea. Never really settled and jumped from job to job. Now just turned 60 - I have returned to sea and am working on the Dogger Bank project on-board the CSOVs - and most recently the IWS Skywalker.

Boy have things changed. The vessel is fantastic - the cabins, food and leisure facilities. Very happy to post some photos of the interior or the vessel at work if it interests anyone.

Looking to retire at 62/63 but certainly a great way to end my working career - in the same way as it started.

Take care folks.

[j.sabourn]

#11 Snap with 2 of your companies Brian, Wimpey Marine , and the end game in BUE. Probably at different times than yourself Wimpey ‘s being about 1978 and the break up of BUE in forget the year off hand but relieved Denis Robinson as master on the British Magnus . Knew Dennis as he served his time in Runcimans the same time as me, but different ships. Funnily enough on my disconnection with deep sea and joining Wimpeys the master of first offshore ship was named Short as yourself and was on the Wimpey Seafox. Left there after a year followed by 8 years or so with Seaforth Maritime. Cheers JS PS it was either the Wimpey Seafox or Wimpey Seadog as was on both and a couple of more besides. JS. PPS Brain might be fogged up the name Short May of been Smart so more than probable no relation. Can’t find in dis. Book. JS.

[Tony Taylor]

Hi All - don’t usually comment but enjoy reading the many interesting post.

Having spent most of my working life at sea from the age of 18 (Buries Markes, Wmpey Marine, BUE, P@O and a few Crew Transfer Companies) I came ashore after 23 years service at sea. Never really settled and jumped from job to job. Now just turned 60 - I have returned to sea and am working on the Dogger Bank project on-board the CSOVs - and most recently the IWS Skywalker.

Boy have things changed. The vessel is fantastic - the cabins, food and leisure facilities. Very happy to post some photos of the interior or the vessel at work if it interests anyone.

Looking to retire at 62/63 but certainly a great way to end my working career - in the same way as it started.

Take care folks.

Brian, my son is on that vessel right now, he is working for Boston Energy as construction supervisor ashore but currently standing in on the vessel for someone on holiday. Due back ashore next week.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Brian.
Like you I went back so to speak at 62 until I retired at 70., worked on a Sydney ferry, biggest steam ferry in the world, albeit she was tied up but still did the over the side painting etc.
Des

[Brian Short]

Hi Tony - met and worked alongside your Son this week. He mentioned you and showed some photos. Nice lad who I also have something in common with. We both worked at Njord Offshore. What a small world it is. Be nice to catch up with you over a cold one if we get a night in port - assuming you’re fairly local to Hartlepool/ Boro?

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It’s a great way to end our working career s for sure. I’d Loving being back at sea. Bit strange though -.starting my career as the youngest crew member onboard - JS to - now being the oldest (Marine Coordinator) onboard. Ha Ha

[Brian Short]

I know the feeling of the brain being a little foggy …… putting it down to all those crazy nights ashore. I loved the supply boats and anchor handlers - even in the days of pelican hooks rather than Kam Forks but still we worked bloody hard but played even harder on our limited time ashore. Happy Days and good memories. Take care shipmate

[Tony Taylor]

Hi Tony - met and worked alongside your Son this week. He mentioned you and showed some photos. Nice lad who I also have something in common with. We both worked at Njord Offshore. What a small world it is. Be nice to catch up with you over a cold one if we get a night in port - assuming you’re fairly local to Hartlepool/ Boro?

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It’s a great way to end our working career s for sure. I’d Loving being back at sea. Bit strange though -.starting my career as the youngest crew member onboard - JS to - now being the oldest (Marine Coordinator) onboard. Ha Ha

Brian, certainly is a small world and strange how you bump into people in unexpected encounters.
I live about 45 mins away from Boro slightly less to Harlepool. Gav. probly does it quicker than me tho ha ha!

[j.sabourn]

#17 Re your small world Tony it certainly is , as I was made aware of as early as 1953. sitting in a bar think it was Kobe at the grand old age of 16 , situated down one of the back streets of what the Japanese called their Chinatown , the same bar off limits to US forces , the probable reason we were there in the first place, but still received frequent visits from their shore patrols. Who comes in to the bar but a British shore patrol off a visiting warship from Hong Kong , one of the 4 man team was a person who lived along the road from me at Hillheads at the time and about 3 years older than me so one of the bigger lads at Monkseaton Secondary Modern School. They locked the bar door from the inside and carried on drinking with us. You never know who you might bump in to. Cheers JS

[happy daze john in oz]

Coming down the north sea from a trip to Iceland I saw a couple of very big wind farms, not one turning.
Calm, sea and nota breath of air.

Here in Oz there is now concern about the cost of maintaining them and the effect of salt corrosion on them.
Are they the answer??

[James Curry]

How many days a year does the wind not blow in the North sea?

The UK’s new government will seek to speed the approval process for onshore wind projects by removing red tape that has allowed local groups to stall projects.