[Diesel Dan]

Anybody around who sailed on the Denholm managed MV Dalma in 1980 or late 1982.

 

[randcmackenzie]

1 x 3 month stint from 15/6/78
3 x 4 month stints between 1/4/81 and 25/11/82

Were you there?

 

[andy parkyn]

mt Dalma

I had that dubious distinction!

3rd engineer from feb to june 19080, signed off in Japan

memory is fading but I do remember a crazy chief (or was it the second) a major generator fire which gave us a couple of weeks in Capetown

numerous blackouts and generally a rollicking good time in the bar

Andy Parkyn

 

[Mikey Hall]

Seem to recall this vessel as a permanent fixture in Ruwais.
Mike

 

[Diesel Dan]

Yes I was there from summer 1980 until autumn 1980, will need to dig out my old discharge book for the exact dates. Captain Donald Ross was in command, relieved by Captain Dunlop. Was on it again late 1982 until early 1983 when management was handed over to Pentmarine. Captain MacKenzie was in command relieved by Captain Fuller.

 

[MacCallum of Achnaglach]

Archie MacCallum

Hi guys, I have not been on for....... oh, ages, probably since 2012. I just searched for Dalma on the internet and this site came up. There was a thread there from a while ago I was going to comment on, so I will try now. All the best to all.

I was on the Dalma from December 1978 to May 1979 as 3/O. It was a hard working - good time ship at that time. Some fine chaps were on there. Captain Donald Ross and then Rodney Megran.

 

[chazzyboy19]

Was a first trip engineer cadet on Dalma from August 79 to december 79, she kept falling apart, Donald Ross was Skipper for first time and Screaming Sid was the chief engineer

 

[twheel]

Anybody around who sailed on the Denholm managed MV Dalma in 1980 or late 1982.

I joined it in Jan 83 for six month stint mainly anchored off Dubai following transfer to Pentmarine. Not a good trip and punctuated by a serious engine room fire that nearly got a couple of us!

 

[John Gowers]

I did two trips on the Dalma as 3/E Sep 79 to Feb 80 and then Sep 81 to Jan 82. Worst ship I was ever on but had a nice swimming pool and a good, well populated, busy bar. The first trip we had problems with the piston crowns in the Starboard engine they kept cracking/erroding on the tops and we semed to be constantly pulling units., even did one at sea on Xmas day. On the second one the company could not make up thier minds if we were going at full speed or slow steaming and we seemed to be change fuel injectors every few days, unfortunatly I was the 3/E who was doing the fuel injectors as was constantly changing from slow steaming to normal fuel nozzles and the fuel valve workshop was in the top of the engine room and it was roasting all the time. We also lost one of the anchors and chain in the South China sea it just ran out. On one of the trips I cannot remember which one we were constantly climbing in a roasting hot boiler drum to plug the leaking boiler tubes.
Chazzyboy we were on it at the same time, also see that you went into the drilling industry same as me I spent 30 years on rigs as C/E with Transocean and Seadrill.