Hi I was on the Patia on it's final trip I got paid off in Columbia got Ill
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Hi I was on the Patia on it's final trip I got paid off in Columbia got Ill
did two trips on Chirripo 64, when i was given the ship in "the pool" as i left the building four or five lads sitting on the wall outside ,one asked me, what did yea get lar ,when i said "skin boat" they all jumped up and ran inside,you know when you get that feeling of being conned, lol.
but i enjoyed my time on her, and the good crowd,all got on well,good feeder too, arrr happy memories.
Also the best bosun i ever sailed with, Dave cant remember his last name, but supposed to be the youngest bosun to sail out of Liverpool.
I was on the Chuscal June through December 1970,great ship great crowd.
My God!! Times were hard in these west african banana ports in the 50's.give me the banana ports of central america in the70's any day,no spiders,no.snakes,no rats but plenty of nooky.
Hi Barry I was on the Patia same trip, paid of in turbo columbia with dysentery. Donald Glass donny also from edinburgh was on her too
joined tetela in london nov 1954 after dock strike...cargo of banana dumped on dockside all rotten