TRINDER ANDERSON /MV Arrino

Hi there

mid-70's any good? I was on Arrino (as cadet) from 74 to 75, doing the Chile run...

all the best
edmund

Hi I was junior engineer 76 to 77

hi i was on that trip but we paid off liverpool25-07-77

Finally got a few pics of the Arrino, to view them join my Facebook...

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Joined the Arino in 75 just after sea trials. Earlier I sailed on the Galway, Antrim and Donegal.
I can remember The Seychelles with Capain Luck, others on that trip were Steve Davis, Billy Veitch, Seamus Mercer, Chief Eng, Horsfield, and Dalwrimple, Bob Burslem, Don Devoy, Pete Goss (Ausie Pete) , great times:)

Hi all, I was lucky enough to do my very first trip to sea as a deck cadet on the Arrino's maiden voyage in Dec 1974
sea trials off Sunderland and then around Europe before heading to S America. She was on charter with PSNC - Chilean company.
Amazing reception in Chile as we were one of the first ships after the whole Pinochet business.
in a strange twist of fate I was invited on to the sail training ship Esmeralda last month as guest of the Chilean govt here in Sydney.
she was used a lot during the 'bad years' as a torture ship. nowadays she is used as a sail training vessel by the Chilean Navy.
Anyway, after 3 trips on the Arrino I then sailed on the maiden voyage of her twin the 'Ajana' and then the Armidale.
At the end of my cadetship Trinder Anderson/Australind SS co was taken over by P&O and I moved on to better things - as you do.
Ironically I never went to Australia which is why I ended up here in Sydney after a holiday 10 years ago - recently I thought it might be good to get a local Australian 'ticket' so I could do some commercial work. The Aussies refused to recognise my UK Masters ticket and I had to resit all the exams - the irony was that the we always had Australians on board the British ships without any restrictions.
Struggling to remember the crew but big Mick was the cook and the skipper was a small guy from Cardiff or Swansea.

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Originally Posted by Michael Robertson

. She was on charter with PSNC - Chilean company.

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Not a Chilean company Michael, but one of the oldest British companies being granted a Royal Charter in 1840 to carry mails and business to South America's West Coast, for many years no other British company could carry cargoes originating within the UK to WCSA and lets face it most of the goods in those days were made in Britain. Before 1840 PSNC were already running a service to Australia with 2 or 3 small 900 to 1500 tonne vessels, they also ran a service before the Panama Canal was opened running a service to Cristobal and transporting goods by train (and mules) to Balboa and reshipping them down the west coast. Recommended reading.........."The Path Between the Seas" by David McCullough ISBN-13 978-0-671-24409-5

Kind regards

Ivan ex PSNC the 1950's

It is great to read of you seafarers who sailed on Arrino, My wife launched her at A&P and the ship then went on 2 years charter to CSAV (Chilean). This was during the time H Wilson (PM) had blacked chile, nevertheless we never had any problems there and I was given to understand the crew enjoyed their time on the coast. I know the many football matches were arranged with the local agents, mainly because of the injured crew members who had to be flown home. Peter Trinder

My father Ivan Cloherty R96096 was bosu'n on the Galway and Araluen, he was on another one but will have to check my records

Hi Ed
I was thinking about you the other day - wish I'd checked this website before. I'm now living in Sydney and in Sept came home with my family (2 small kids for their first visit to UK) and drove from Brighton to my brothers house in Emsworth. stopped at Arundel castle (forgotten how good it is). Where are you living these days? did you stay at sea?
I left in 86 after working in North Sea doing rigmoves. married, had daughter, divorced, had furniture business and then migrated downunder in 96. Still enjoy sailing on yachts and hold a local masters ticket just in case. Fond memories of running down to SA - used to go back on reefers and had a great time. Michael Robertson