[DAVELECKIE]

Gents
For those interested I have started to add photos to my gallery of the Iolair from 1981/82 era after her introduction into the Forties field.
I stood by her during the building at Scott Lithgows on the Clyde and spent two years on her in the Forties field before transferring over to the platforms.

Dave

[kevjacko]

I must be one of the few to hold the claim to fame of Turning the Iolair down. I was on the Forties Kiwi in South Shields middle dock, and just before she sailed for the Magnus, the Catering Super came on and there was a qeue to see him to beg for jobs on the Iolair. When I presented myself to him he said "Now then lad, don't tell me you want to join the Iolair" "No I said, I want to go back deep sea, I hate the North Sea, never wanted to join the Kiwi in the first place"
"Not many like you around Bonny Lad" he replied.

What became of her the last I heard she was down South America way somewhere and a lot of the original crew were still on board her.

[Blackal]

Iolair was purchased by Navigare (or a group - fronted by them) and is on contract to Pemex in the Bay of Campeche.
I think there are only around 6 Europeans on it now, the remainder of the crew being local.

Al

[the_vietnam_bear]

Daveleckie............................not Dave Marshall by any chance

[DAVELECKIE]

Originally Posted by the_vietnam_bear

Daveleckie............................not Dave Marshall by any chance

No. Dave Edworthy.
Leckies on the Iolair, who stood by at the building and then in the North Sea were.
Myself, George Simpson, Chris Hairsine, Terry Sharp, Brian Symons and Mike O'Connor.
We did a work rota three weeks on, three weeks off and while on board we did first week night shift, second week Dayshift and third week Daywork. My immediate back to back was Terry Sharp.

Dave

[the_vietnam_bear]

Originally Posted by DAVELECKIE

No. Dave Edworthy.
Leckies on the Iolair, who stood by at the building and then in the North Sea were.
Myself, George Simpson, Chris Hairsine, Terry Sharp, Brian Symons and Mike O'Connor.
We did a work rota three weeks on, three weeks off and while on board we did first week night shift, second week Dayshift and third week Daywork. My immediate back to back was Terry Sharp.

Dave

I remember George, he was pumping the girl in Britannic House and when he moved up to Scotland he either hired a caravan or rented one down by the Clyde and she would come up for a wee holiday or whatever

[DAVELECKIE]

[quote=the_vietnam_bear;602179]I remember George, he was pumping the girl in Britannic House and when he moved up to Scotland he either hired a caravan or rented one down by the Clyde and she would come up for a wee holiday or whatever[/QUOTE

Yes, you got it in one about George!
Thats right about him living in an old caravan while in Greenock.
Typically for George [as tight as they come] saved a fortune out of his daily living allowance in the two years on the Clyde.
The rest of the lads rented flats or as in the case of half a dozen of us we had rooms at the Railway? hotel in Gourock adjacent to the railway station. We had a great time there, I had a "fling" with one of the waitress's who made me very welcome in Scotland. Happy Days.

Dave