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4th April 2013, 10:49 AM
#1
hi
hi my name is steve ridley i was at sea between 1975 1980 mostley tankers bp and shell from 1977 sailed out of cardiff
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4th April 2013, 07:11 PM
#2
Welcome 4 Steve Ridley
Enjoy the trip !
Gulliver
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5th April 2013, 07:49 AM
#3
welcome to the site Steve
Ron thebatcvae
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5th April 2013, 08:35 AM
#4
Welcome here Steve
Welcome here Steve
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5th April 2013, 05:40 PM
#5
Tankers out of Cardiff?
Hi Shipmates, Hi steve, . Welcome were you on the Cardiff pool or a company man? What ships were you on?
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6th April 2013, 09:45 AM
#6
cardiff dry dock
hi there i was contract with bp for a while .then went on the pool in cardiff my last ship was the shell tanker mv acavus she was in dry dock for a fortnight witch was handy coz i could pop home everynight i joined her on the 28/6/80 and payed off in durban s/africa on the 1/12/80
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6th April 2013, 01:47 PM
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No Joe Shell
Hi Shipmates, Hi Steve I was on a few B.P. and ESSO ships, only sailed out of Cardiff on ESSO from cory tank farm, by the red house pub, all long gone Called ELY harbour in them days
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7th April 2013, 07:01 AM
#8
cardiff
hi when i sailed out of dry dock that was the last time i was in cardiff i never retured strange how things happen i still think about those days i used to drink in the old arcade pub in town and the pub outside the dock gates so long ago carnt rememder the name sorry i lived in splott with aload of mates some good times
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7th April 2013, 08:26 AM
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The O. A.
Hi shipmates, Hi Steve, worked by the old Arcade pub in st marys st for 15 years drunk in there lunch time, and after work had a meal {free}in the back room often. Do you remember who was the landlord? Where were you in splott? I worked in the dry dock in Cardiff, and all around the ports in south wales and The steelworks and rail yards for 2 years for a private company
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7th April 2013, 09:18 AM
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OA
hi lived in peircefield pl just of newport rd and cliffton st carnt remember landlord in about 1978 79 my best mate married one of the barmainds her name was cat catia she was of italin stock she married kevin kev williams we drank in there most days and used to go to the moon club at evenigs
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