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    Default My one trip with Joe Shell

    1966 12 month on the Hindsia (first trip EDH) Flew home from Singapore.
    Thing I most remember was the Esso Norfolk (an old T2) taking the bow of us in Pula Bukam roads.
    your never alone......witha penguin

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    Good memories.
    I was in the "Naticina" for all of 1956 and the 1st qtr of 57.
    We were transferred to the Singapore base as the Suez canal was closed.

    I enjoyed the China Sea, the Phillipines, Indonesia, etc.

    At least I enjoy the memories but I felt trapped then!

    I'd do it again, now, like a shot!

    Pulau Bukam, Pula Sambu (sorry about the spelling) still looked the same a couple or three years ago when I did a stop over in Singapore on the way back from Oz. Still big queues of ships waint to get unloaded/loaded.
    Those were the days!
    Last edited by ted@ecookson.co.uk; 2nd September 2010 at 10:17 AM. Reason: spelling

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    hi all . sailed 11 trips on old joe shell. 1 out and 1 back. on the asprella,carrying chemicals.from porto rico to europe. the ship was good but i didnt like the chemicals, constant washing down and tank cleaning, yuk, i always prefered cargo ships. we used to get life boat drill every week.i dont know why,if we'd have gone up we'd have had to have wings on the lifeboats. which nearly happend in rotterdam!. some stupid idiot, came on deck with a lit smoke in his hand.he was on a barge not far from our berth. whoosh went the barge,we were let go and going down the river in milli seconds.sirens and alarms going flat out, and we had no pilot aboard.scary stuff. then the bosun asked if we would like to come back next trip. you can imagine my reply @#$$^$^***. best wishes geoff.

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    Paulo Bukum,Paulo Sambo,Pladju,Miri.Surabaya,Balik Papan,blimey you've kicked off some memories. Did a year 1953/54 in Narica. The mailing address is burned into my brain,PO Box 148,Singapore.They were pretty rough ships,we had some fun though,narrowly escaping jail more than once.(Month in dry dock in Hong Kong.Say no more) We still had a Merchant Navy in those days. A ship flying the Red Duster usually had a British crew,with certain exceptions,unlike nowadays. We saw the best years thats for sure.
    Last edited by Colin Hawken; 5th November 2008 at 08:55 PM.

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    Default Ajay

    Hi Ajay.
    I also did the one trip on a Shell tanker,the Latirus,she was deep sea going,but when we joined
    her in Swansea,for some reason she was only "coasting">Left Swansea,cruised around for a few
    days,then docked at Earlam in Liverpool,where we immediatly paid off with just enough cash for a
    train ticket home.

    Dave Williams(R583900)

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    Hi all.
    Anybody sail with Shell Mex? Did coasting on the Hamble. renamed Shell Refiner. UK and independent Ireland.
    best wishes geoff.
    KISS.keep it simple stupid

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    Hi All
    Sailed on the Anadara 64 joined her in Cardiff dry dock sailed for Aruba or Curacao just before Christmas down to BA back to Carribean across to Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg and home to Ellesmere Port and paid off. Very good ship, good crew, food very good and accomadation excellent for time.
    Regards AJ

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    On two Shell Tankers HUMILARIA Sep 64 - Sep65 gally boy HEMITROCHUS Dec 65 - march 66 crew messman. Had great times on both ships.

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    Welcome aboard to Ted and Mike, you have chosen a most esteemed ship and crew to sail with into the unknown. It will be the greatest voyage of all so grab a cold one, sit back and enjoy.
    Happy daze John in Oz.

    Life is too short to blend in.

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    ref post @4

    G'day Hawkeye not many flying the Red Duster these days, cheaper to register in the Bahamas and other such places.
    Last edited by Doc Vernon; 17th January 2010 at 09:30 PM.
    Happy daze John in Oz.

    Life is too short to blend in.

    John Strange R737787
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