ship rumours

[William Gardner]

loaded sugar in cuba 60 on araby train load of bags slit and pored down hatch not touched by human hand what a joke

[Ron B Manderson]

In Brocks all we had to do is ask the bandari while in Calcutta.
He always knew.
Ron the batcave

[Keith Tindell]

John Sabourne ref 21, and shifting boards, you are of course quite right, i looked through my discharge book, and racked my booze damaged and 73 year old brain, and now recall we sailed light ship to Cuba, turned around and to Durban for grain to Japan, the shifting boards were fitted there, and not Rotterdam. That was a later ship. Good job i dont gamble on what i think i remember!!, mind it was 52 years ago, regards KT

[robpage]

Reading #32 Ron , the fireman's Bhandari always knew , on UK Pool Crewed ships , the second cook / baker always seemed to know what was happening next , i commented one day that he always knew what was happening before the Old Man ever announced it , simple he said , one of the dock side men in Bantry went in the galley for a quick bacon buttie at six AM , and he knew what the movements were , We always got tolds a couple of days after we left port , which to my mind was stupid , what weer we going to do , swim across the bay to spain ?

[j.sabourn]

#33. Just like last week Keith. Only trouble is cant remember what happened last week. Cheers John S.

[E.Martin]

loaded sugar in cuba 60 on araby train load of bags slit and pored down hatch not touched by human hand what a joke

Loaded sugar Cuba come on board in bags which were slit and loaded in the hold loose.
Taken to Bremerhaven where the sugar would be put into sacks weighed then put ashore
seems to me a lot of unnecessary work.
The galley radio was always right regarding our destination.

[William Gardner]

this has sparked another one some of the abs onbritish ships that worked in american waters for long time got u s a rates of pay cant recal how long but we used to talk about it anybody recall

[John Albert Evans]

When I was on oil tankers on the Curacao to the east coast of the USA run, you had to do 3 months before you got the bonus, cannt remember how much it was but I got it a few times.

John Albert Evans.

[William Gardner]

#33. Just like last week Keith. Only trouble is cant remember what happened last week. Cheers John S.

some times cant remember what i said yesterday must be getting past it join the club

[John Albert Evans]

What was that you said William.