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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...

"Marine Musings 20" - Nosac Tai Shan - Maiden Voyage Chapter 7 US AND EUROPEAN PORTS As usual, it was a mad scramble in all US Ports,...

"Marine Musings 20" THE LAUNCHING, A CELEBRATION AND DEPARTURE OPPAMA A long line of limousines, with Japanese drivers in starched, white...

15th September was "Engineer's Day" ----------- A revered colleague and friend, Capt Rajkumar sent this in. BEYOND MIDNIGHT A train was...

Chapter 2 (continued) Surprisingly, the tests on mechanical items were successful most of the time. Hydraulic items and electrical /...

Building yard: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd., Oppama Built year: 1986 Yard no: 1139 ​ Tonnage: GRT: 48676/ NET: 14603 / TDW: 15577 Dims:...

A Flashback: Opening a Time Capsule that was Forgotten for 50 Years: My MUI Based Wages as a Fourth Engineer: (Amount in Rupees per...

Marine Musings 18 - MV Talabot PERSONAL Capt Kelkar One of the events that took place during my stay on board the ‘Talabot’ was the...

King Neptune's Certificate - from the 'Talabot' Comments on Blog 67 - From Auldius Pais Quote "On both the ships where the anchor chain...

"Marine Musings 18" Chapter 5 – Sailing Period As I recall, the entire tenure passed off peacefully and, for once, with no major...

A Lookout? Foreword: In all justice to those who do send in their comments by e-mail or in the 'comments' section, I intend, henceforth,...

Foreword: On the incident of the Anchor Chain running out to the 'bitter end', (Blog 65), I have received two comments, detailing their...

Marine Musings 18 - Talabot – Tenure from 19th Aug 1984 to 07th March 1985 (as per Articles) Foreword: Once in a while, I receive...

To Quote Rabindranath Tagore Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not...

15th August Independence Day 75 Years Ago we threw away the yoke and broke the shackles of colonialism, ending a 200 year streak of...