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16th September 2010, 01:07 PM
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Longest time between ports
Here you are Vernon I took this on the same day - Table Mountain although not clear enough to see you and your mate on your Raleighs.
I have other pictures and will try and dig them out.
CXheers
Richard Q
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16th September 2010, 02:06 PM
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i think one of my longest was rio to gydiina poland. we caught a wrong wave as we left rio which floosded the stores. ruined the flour which the idiot chief steward used to try and stop water flooding into the cabins. the crew had previously thrown most of the spuds over the wall because of him. we lived on ships biscuit among other things, wafers and what we could thieve from tinned stores.we had two xmas turkeys which were rotten. we were carrying iron ore and she rolled like a b***stard we anchored out at falmouth then went through the kiel canal to gydinia but the chief refused to buy any stores. it seemed to take months.
the whole trip took from october to march. alf
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17th September 2010, 06:32 AM
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What happened Alf? Did you do the trip twice?
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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17th September 2010, 11:28 AM
#14
Uk to Shanghai 32 days but we did slow down a bit at Suez, Cheers Albi
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17th September 2010, 01:15 PM
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long time at sea
When I was on the Oil Tanker Kayson it had been fitted with a new bottom section, we sailed through the suez empty and went up the gulf and picked up oil...but we now to deep to go back to through the canal so we went around Africa.. six weeks, no mail, no films, no booze. no nothing.
The Captain put the deck crew on five days..no Sat or Sunday at sea, we docked in Liverpool and took the train to Euston. Me and a mate knew that when the rest of the crew on the train had a few drinks there would be trouble. So my mate John an myself got a few beers and sat alone at the front of the train.
Well the crew wrecked the buffet bar and Police were waiting at Euston.
I was Engineer Steward and got overtime doing the laundry, the deck and Engine room crew were great guys but stressed out and it showed.
Stephen Flaherty R 804635
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17th September 2010, 04:17 PM
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phil crawley R716769
I can't remember the longest time at sea while going deep sea, but the 800 ton coaster Ben Varrey once took 37 hours to get from the Isle of Man to Garston, light ship in south east gale, that was a memorable voyage, in fine weather it took about 7 hours.
Phil Crawley.
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17th September 2010, 07:03 PM
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I was just reading the posts about going round the Cape. It was not nice either especially if your ship had a nice green Saudi flag flying on it.
I took one to scrap with a nice green Saudi flag the VLCC Sipca Makkah (Ex Texaco Norway with British Crew). Saudi International Petroleum. It really filled me with pride in the Merchant Navy. Went to scrap with no crew. Not nice.
I dont think I had better say any more or I will get arrested.
regards
jimmy
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18th September 2010, 03:23 PM
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yes john i loved it so i've taken it home to mum. alf
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18th September 2010, 08:18 PM
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Ropner's Appleby with iron ore. Sixty-five days slow run from Port Hedland, Australia to Taranto. Italy, the long way around the Cape of Good Hope and then anchored off for a further week, no liberty boat ashore.
"Across the seas where the great waves grow, there are no fields for the poppies to grow, but its a place where Seamen sleep, died for their country, for you and for peace" (Billy McGee 2011)
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19th September 2010, 07:58 PM
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mv Fair Head mike alexander
departed liverpool february 1964 into a sw gale made south about ireland and came to a virtual standstill in the face of hurricanes. took 5 days to clear ireland. The cunarder 'sylvania' passed us on the 5th day and made for halifax for storm damage repairs. she passed us again on day 28 leaving halifax as we entered, and she had been there 10 days! normal journey time of 10 days. left halifax bound baie comeau and broke ice in the gulf of st lawrence for another 11 days. not the sort of weather any of us went to sea for in the first place!
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