1964 to 1965 |
HINNITES |
deck apprentice |
1st trip Deck Apprentice. Black oil, changed to White oil, Trans Atlantic, Carribean & USA |
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1965 |
HAMINELLA |
deck apprentice |
2nd trip apprentice |
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1966 to 1967 |
VENASSA (1) |
deck apprentice |
The only ship on which I crossed the Pacific . |
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1969 to 1970 |
ASPRELLA (1) |
3rd mate |
3 round trips carrying Chemicals Caribbean - Rotterdam & Liverpool. |
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1970 |
ARIANTA (1) |
3rd mate |
Joined at Wilmington, California Jan 70, Paid off Balboa, Panama May 70. Trip included East & West Coast USA & Alaska |
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1970 to 1971 |
MYTILUS (2) |
3rd mate |
1st VLCC. Convinced me I should be white oiler or small ship man. |
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1971 to 1972 |
HATASIA (1) |
2nd mate |
1st trip 2nd Mate. Far East, Australia, NZ, Japan & Vietnam based from Pu Bukom. |
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1972 to 1973 |
HELISOMA |
2nd mate |
2 Trips. All UK, European & Baltic coasting with white oils. Paid off at Falmouth when sold to African Shell. |
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1973 |
HEMICARDIUM ex. SAN FERNANDO |
extra 2nd mate |
Ridiculous 10 day tripo from Stockholm to Stanlow where transferred to ALINDA |
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1973 to 1974 |
ALINDA ex. SAN ERNESTO |
2nd mate |
White oils; UK, European & Baltic |
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1974 to 1975 |
AXINA |
2nd mate |
1st and only trip with my wife. An 8 month itinerary you could not better: HK, S'pore, Pacific Islands, Aus, NZ, Vietnam, Bangkok, Japan,and Christmas Day '74 with gun boat and Huey escort up, discharge and down the Saigon River all in daylight only!! |
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