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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...

Chapter 4 – More About the ‘Willine Tysla’ Within a period of ten days, I came to realise that the last Chief Engineer had not only left...

Marine Musings 17 – I join the ‘Willine Tysla’ at Yokohama. Tenure from 24th Sept 1983 to 04th May 1984. One of the Excellent Ships I...

Marine Musings 16 – "Ad Astra" – A Very Short Tenure of 25 days only – I then get Transferred – Tenure from 31st Aug 1983 to 24th Sept...

Foreword - Below is a Comment on Blog 59 "My Way of Paying Tribute to my Colleagues on the Navigation Side" by one of my readers, a close...

Courtesy Marine Observer Foreword : There is no denying the fact that present day Shipping, be they Indian or Foreign, today have their...

Foreword : A rather upsetting trend that I am coming across over the past year or so is on You Tube. Quite a number of present seafarers...

A Rejoinder to a Comment : A very close batch mate of mine asked if I was writing all these narratives from a diary of events or from...

At Last Marine Musings 15 – Back on MV Taronga – This Time as Chief Engineer – Tenure From 23rd July 1981 to 4th Sept 1982 – More than 13...

A SEVEN YEAR OLD BOY PICKED UP FROM THE SEA The first Norwegian Captain was an old sea dog. After seeing the way I had tackled and solved...

A rejoinder : For those wishing to read any of the previous Blogs, they can click on "Marine Musings" in blue letters on the top, or...

Courtesy Crew Traffic Marine Musings 14 – MV Taronga – One More Tenure as Second Engineer. Tenure From 15th July 1980 to 3rd April 1981...

Lately, I have started getting notifications from the 'Wix' (Blogsite) Administrators that I am exceeding my limits as far as sending...

A suggestion to those of you who may want to read previous Blogs : When you receive the latest Blog on e-mail, after opening it, you will...

Marine Musings 12 Chapter 5 – ‘Fridge Problems and Trying to Keep my Cool Now that I was seen as someone who will get things done, the...

Prologue: For those of you receiving this Blog on your e-mail, one request. Only recently did I discover this method of getting my...