Is their anyone out there ex Eastern Ships
I suspect that's Davey Greenhalgh ex Blu Flu. Did a voyage with him on Diomed 1960 (?).I joined ICSN in 1964. Was a breath of fresh air after oil tankers! First ship was the Ho Sang as 3/O on the HK - Tawau run. David Greenhalgh was C/O.
Dave ?? were you on the ocean thistle as cadet Eng ?? Maltesejohn Here. . R/O do I remember you right?Interesting to see some familiar names. I was with ICSN and then Jardine Ship Management from '79 to 95.
Richard Wakeley how are things. Long time since the Golfo De Chiriquí and Buenaventura! I sailed with Derek M-Smith, Nick Funston, many times with Ray Bennett and many others. Good nostalgia.
Sailed from 1969 to 71 with Jardines as 3rd Mate on Eastern Maid (Master::Graham Taylor) and Eastern Cape (Master:Johnny Boyle). I remember Parrish. He fired me because I had done 18 months, was due off in HK, and suddenly they wanted me to stay for 2 more weeks and go to Japan. Had a Playboy Master who drive me nuts, so I said “No” I’m ready for leave. So they shipped me out. Had a great time on the Bay of Bengal Express Service. 11 knots, but the ‘Maid was a lovely ship. About 75% of our time was in port. Interested that Graham Taylor ended up in Belize. Used to run a ship into there 1981-2. Could have met up. I also don’t know what he found there. Terrible dump. Very violent. He was married to a very nice Japanese girl. Johnny Boyle was the best seaman I ever sailed with. I learned a lot from him. Japanese girls used to go nuts when he came in a bar because he looked just like Steve McQueen. There was a Jewish Ch.Mate called Lever(sp) who had bad gout. A 2nd mate from BI who got in trouble with a girl on the ‘Queen and used to live on gin. He ended up on the Cape Pillar lighthouse tender. There also was a Marconi man called George Butterworth. The ‘Cape went ‘foreign tramping’. She was ex-Hoegh and beautifully appointed, but she had those awful Kell hatch covers that needed tarps. Had I had a few weeks leave i could have stayed out in HK fleet. Went mickey-mouse flags after that. Banana boats, bilkers, then emigrated to Canada in 1973. After 37 years moved back to the UK in 2010. Worked on Canadian coast, ashore in govt, and ferries, and then retired in 2006. Glad I got in on the end of break bulk. In the beginning I thought it was going to last forever. Bloody boxes! Nowadays seafaring is definitely like being in prison. Anyboy remember me!
I made some corrections and added some names that I recalled yesterdayOcean Thistle, Mountain Thistle, Fuhwo venture.
I remeber quite a few names from this era>> Capt. Tony Brennan >> Peter Walker Chief Eng. from Perth >> Richard Berthrand 2/O and then C/O on the Ocean Thistle >> Captain Ray Bennet from NZ >> Capt Kerr from Australia >> Pat Ellaby C/O >> Charlie Kocherla 4/E then 3/E >> Angus ?? 3/0 Ocean Thistle >> Malcolm ?? 2/O Ocean Thistle >> Dave Parker Chief Engineer Ocean Thistle >> Ian Coates 2nd Officer >> Satish Naidu C/O Ocean Thistle >> Ken Shuttleworth 2/E ocean Thistle >> Jim Downing from Liverpool 2/E and C/E Ocean Thistle >> Stan (the man) electrician >> Christopher Stergeon 3/O Ocean Thistle and many more who i cannot place in my aged head. Batteries are wearing off and I cannot synchronise the people to the particular ships.. maybe someone can throw some light this way... How can I forget these guys... we all had a great time.. never a dull moment that time. Anyone can add some more names?
Is that you Ron? my next door neighbour? Ocean Thistle?
maltesejohn@yahoo.co.uk
Hi John Elliott,Robert, are you still on this site? I sailed with you on the ROVER; You were Mate, Spider Murphy was 2/O and I was a brand new 3/0. And later on the MAID, when you were Master, Don Gibbons was Mate and I was 2/0. Rocky Fitzgerald was 3/O, later relieved by Sudzee Burton.
Jon Elliott