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“ Marine Musings 36” - My Research Before I begin this narrative, I would like to wish all a very Happy Pongal. The 14th and 15th of...

"Marine Musings 35" Operations Life on a Car Carrier was always extremely busy. It goes from 0 to 200 in 60 seconds of your joining,...

“Marine Musings 35” - A Covey of Car Carriers - My Last Hurrah to the Sea “Pegasus Leader” 26th Oct 2006 - Yokaiichi To 02nd March 2007...

"Marine Musings 34" “MV =====”, a Bulk Carrier 01st Apr 2005 Shanghai to 31st July 2005 Dalian When I came back on another fresh...

“Marine Musings 34” - “Orchid River”, “Ataman”, “Atlantic”, “Bulk Atlanta” / “Amazon”, "Federal Sumida" / "Lowland Sumida" - 7 Names...

“Marine Musings 33” ‘Tachibana’ 01st Sept 2000 (Koyo Dock, Japan) to 08th March 2001 (Gladstone, Australia) IMO: 9213167 Name: TACHIBANA...

Heartfelt Greetings to All for Christmas and New Year 2023. Marine Musings 32 “Rubin Power” 30th Mar 1999 (Sodegaura, Japan) to 14th Oct...

ā “Marine Musings 31” "Brilliant River" Ballast Valves: Ballast line hydraulic valves fitted on to the ballast tanks had been giving...

"Brilliant River" “Marine Musings 31” 20-08-1998 (Mizushima) to 29-01-1999 (Mizushima) 150,000 dwt 1994 built Navix Ship Management...

A rather severe electrical cables' fire had occurred. We had lost power to nearly 90 Reefer Containers. We managed to keep all container...

External Audit and First ISM Certificate: We had just completely failed in the ISM Internal Audit. As we sailed out of that port, I went...

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...