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A Cylinder Head with Exhaust Valve - Kept Ready for Use “Marine Musings 30” Neptune Rhodonite - 17th March 1996 to 12th May 1996 Vessel’s...

“Marine Musings 30” Neptune Rhodonite - 17th March 1996 to 12th May 1996 Vessel’s name changed to NYK Providence - 13th May 1996 to 05th...

This is the shortest blog - duration 4+ minutes - that I have published so far and, in terms of content, a continuation of an explanation...

“Marine Musings 29” “Thornhill” 11th Nov 1994 Vittoria. Brazil ~~ 15th April 1995 Vancouver BC, Canada A long flight saw the two of us -...

“Marine Musings 28” - “Bibi” - 6th April 1994 to 25th July 1994 (Possibly this is the Bibi) In response to my Blog 92 - "Atlantic Erie -...

"Marine Musings 27" - "Atlantic Erie" The critical reader will, often, find that I mix and confuse my tenses, flitting from past tense to...

Marine Musings 27 - “Atlantic Erie” - Another Self Unloader Belonging to CSL - 7th Nov 1993 (Bremen) to 03rd Feb 1994 (Mo i Rana) In...

“Marine Musings 26” - WH Blount - Self Unloader 18th June 1993 to 30th Sept 1993 Under BSM New Orleans I do not carry good memories of...

One of the more important contingencies that a Chief Engineer needs to prepare for on a Self Unloader, is the prospect of fire in the...

A Shakesperean dilemma - Do I watch the World Cup (T20) or send out my blog? Netherlands just now beat South Africa, denying the latter a...

MARINE MUSINGS 24 - MV THOR - to be CONVERTED TO A SELF UNLOADER MV Thor - 15th Aug 1991 (Ulsan) to 21st March 1992 (Ulsan) As usual, I...

WORK IN CAR DECKS : Ventilation for Car Decks: All the Ventilation Motors, Fans and their flaps were located on the outboard side of the...

MV Anna - 'Marine Musings 23" Engine Room and Smoke: V Type Engine At departure Sheerness, after the Main Engine was started, I saw all...

Marine Musings 23 - MV Anna - Pure Car Carrier Two consecutive tenures First from 14th Aug 1989 ( Sheerness) to 14th Jan 1990 (Singapore)...

MARINE MUSINGS 22 - EL NOVILLO - 18th Sept 1988 (Algeciras) to 17th Feb 1989 (Gibraltar) As far as I was concerned, it was the wrong ship...

We quickly fell into a pattern of work. We started with the slopes of the wing tanks, where (we thought) lay the maximum work. I thought...

Chapter 3 - Dividing my time between Engine Room work and Self Unloader Plant work The ship was built in 1967 as a Bulk Carrier by a UK...

MARINE MUSINGS 21 - CITADEL HILL - MY FIRST SELF UNLOADER - 16th Sept 1987 to 28th May 1988 Thanks to shipspotting.com Marine Musings 21...

"NOSAC" Advertisement for our Car Carrier: NO CAR GOES LIKE OUR CARGOES We loaded several types of European cars and SUVs. These included...

(The first paragraph is a repetition, for the sake of continuity). What did Happen on the Bridge? While waiting for the Office to call...