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10th August 2010, 08:52 AM
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john liddell maltman
I sailed on the windsor castle 19.8.79 deckboy southampton bad trip got a D/R for being drunk a few times one good thingIgot my steering ticket.
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10th August 2010, 08:30 PM
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Now take it easy here on this Ship mate,no overdoing the Booze here or you will get yet another DR LOL
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19th August 2010, 10:59 AM
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Welcome John. I was on Pendennis Castle in 1973.I still wonder how me and some of the other deckies never got D R that trip as we were always drinking.Mind you they never asked a few of us back for next trip!!
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20th August 2010, 06:21 AM
#4
Well Aussie times must have changed from the 60's when loggings and DR was quite common on many of the Castle ships, cpt. logger Lloyd did not get the name for being Mr. nice guy.


Happy daze John in Oz.
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22nd August 2010, 10:50 AM
#5
You cannot have sailed on Windsor Castle in 1979.
She made her last voyage as Windsor Castle in 1977
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24th August 2010, 06:47 AM
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john liddell maltman
unioncastle chis your right it was 19 aug 1970 i put the wrong date in i was in the army 1979
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