suez canal

[michael hooper]

going through the suez canal in the 1950-1960s.i was mainly on esso tankers in those days and being on deck,edh and ab i had to take my trick at the wheel.to start with the pilots then were british.quite a stuck up bunch,just before the suez crisis they were russian,a right surly mob.after it was all over and things got back to normal,it was egyptian pilots.different altogether,quite pleasant and polite .that is how i remember it from those days.still enjoyed my time,would do it all over again.

[Captain Kong]

Last tome I sailed the Canal was in 2005 on a world cruise.
There was a very large high bridge over it built by Japan,
It was also much wider than before
Brian

[Doc Vernon]

Suez Canal - Page 2 (merchant-navy.net)

Capt your post @13 on this thread above ????

You say here you were on a World Cruise ?? May be mixed a wee bit! Or was that on the FUNCHAL ??
Cheers

[Doc Vernon]

I have been through the Suez a few times with the Round Africa Runs with UCL, The Warwick and Dunnottar Castles did that, First from East Round to West Coasts then back to KG 5 then next trip in the opposite direction. Loved that Run.
Cheers

[happy daze john in oz]

The canal, what a place, once seen never forgotten.

In Suez ashore bought a Philips electric razor for one pound, that was way back in about 64, but it still works though sounds like a motor mower gone wrong.

[KinghamsJ]

Went through the suez first trip to sea.One of the first ships to go through after it opened up may 1975.Port said was a ghost town. fw woolworths was on a corner,pair of 60s shoes in the window.Went back about one year later and it was a duty free port what a change.

[Lewis McColl]

Been through the Suez canal that many times I have lost count. It was fun when you went on the buoys at Port Said. Yes I know you had to go into lockdown. It was always fun to let Jock McGregor pretend to cut your hair, not sure he ever took any off. Must admit I nearly ended up like Van Gough a few times. His patter was great, he could mimic anyone's accent. The rubbish the Bum boat men used to sell but I bet nearly everyone of us bought something. It was were you learnt to barter. The gully gully or gilly gilly man some of the best magicians you will see great fun. Especially if there were wives onboard some of the wives would have chicks coming out of god knows were. All good fun
As for the transit well as soon as you got out of the Canal zone it was like wacky races every bugger was in a hurry.

[Captain Kong]

Hi Vernon
re: your post above re World Cruise.

We sailed to Australia on the QE2 in 2005 left her in Sydney while we visited relatives and friends across Australia then joined the FUNCHAL in Fremantle and carried on sailing back to Liverpool via Suez to complete the world cruise.
Brian

[Keith Tindell]

anyone been through the Corinth canal ?, i went through in a Baltic boat, not a lot of room, but very short, and saved a lot of sea miles as i recall, kt

[Tony Taylor]

anyone been through the Corinth canal ?, i went through in a Baltic boat, not a lot of room, but very short, and saved a lot of sea miles as i recall, kt

Took a run up there while in drydock at Skaramanga, scary looking down from the top.