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Herbert Barlow Clegg (DOB 1904-5) served on this Canadian ship during ww2, would like to know more about her and I believe she did the Artic convoys. He lost three ships and at least one was mined. Love to get some info on my dear old Dad Lita
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dose anybody know if cuanard owned a tramp co i dont know the name of it thay had 2 ships starting with t im trying put a bull****er in his place
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The Houseboat on the Rocks! This ship originally transported iron and coal for Ford Motor Company; The interior was designed by Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison was a passenger. The ship was decommissioned in 1981 after nearly 50 years of service. The ship's forecastle was removed, and positi...
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This is a dramatic recreation in a movie of a real life event that took place on board the Maersk Alabama in 2009 off the coast of Somalia. Phillips was the ships captain and the central character. Box boats hadn't been invented when I was at sea so I would be interested in what others think of the film. ...
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Biggest ship in the world
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Did anyone see this? Have you seen that the biggest ship in the world goes past Dover this Friday (25th) morning? Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, 18,000 containers bound for Rotterdam. I guess there's no need to learn the Rules of the Road any more, apart from the original unwritten Rule #1, Little Ships sha...
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Dover port project 'could create hundreds of new jobs' More than 600 jobs could be created and 140 positions safeguarded at Dover's port if plans for a new cargo terminal and marina go ahead. Dover Harbour Board said it wanted to develop the new terminal and revive the Western Docks. The plans also inc...
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Several of my wife's ancestors worked on the Tees. One, my wife's grandfather, Joseph Horobin (1865 - 1955), was master of the Lady Magdalen, photo attached, a river ferry between Mbro and Stockton. The photo shows her being used as the starting platform for an annual swimming race on the Tees. The...
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JUST CHECKING SOME SITES ON THE NET AND FOUND THIS ( WWW.MARINETRAFFIC.COM ) MAY BE OF INTEREST
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JUST CHECKING SOME SITES ON THE NET AND FOUND THIS ( WWW.MARINETRAFFIC.COM ) MAY BE OF INTEREST
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There is a report in The Times (of London) that has been repeated in our local paper, The Australian. It goes like this. Nicaragua has awarded China the concession to build a canal linking the Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean that will rival the Panama Canal. The estimated cost is $US40 Billion and wil...
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Aldersgate Aug. 66 till July 67 3 trips -- Edited by paul on Monday 13th of May 2013 04:21:28 PM
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Of interest from a MN member updating our ships pages: I was a vindi boy third to last intake I believe in 1966. My first trip was on the Port Albany on the MANZ run I joined it in New York . I was also on the vindex 1967 and Port New Plymouth in 1968. I have just purchased a book about the history of the Port Line h...
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Wahine Day 10th April 1968
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Today, 45 years ago, the New Zealand inter island ferry, TEV Wahine, ran aground and finally sank at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. Even though this was a long time ago I remember it vividly. We were living in the suburb of Wainuiomata and lived through this fierce storm, thankfully totally u...
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I was in the BP hospital in Aden with severe dermatitus, probably as a result of bilge cleaning. but anyways some interesting snippets of our colonial days here a mention of a Mrs Pounder coming in 2nd place in the golf tourney -----any relation Whip? http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&am...
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Convoy SC7
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If you know of anyone who sailed in SC7, please contact Charles direct - cgdbacon@gmail.com .Regards,Tim MNA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Original Message----- From: Charles BaconSent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:07 AMTo...
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Worlds largest container ship at 396m long arrives in Britain on maiden call carrying thousands of Christmas presents Marco Polo, the new giant of the waves, is five times bigger than an Airbus A380 or the size of four football pitches Can carry more than 16,000 containers on board Vessel is 51 times...
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A link to some ships pics that I came across surfing http://www.rhiw.com/website_maps/ships_photos.htm
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During times of war or national emergency, the U.S. government relies on the U.S. Merchant Marine and its public-private partnership with the Department of Defense to ensure there is adequate U.S.-controlled capacity to transport critical cargo anywhere in the world at any time. Thanks to this p...
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A place to view posters relating to life in the Merchant Navy. Please add as you find them!!
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[info from Tony Sullivan]Naval-History.Net has researched and published original data for 14 years. In the case of World War 2, this includes Admiralty War Diaries and Action Reports.The War Diaries from August 1939 to March 1942 are combined with other primary sources into a day-by-day account...
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http://www.webbkameror.se/special/giglio/giglio_1_1280.phpCosta ConcordiaThe webcam updates about every 30 seconds.
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A friend sent me the following story and link which I think is of interest, I don't recall reading about it the British press. Anyone had any experience of threats by pirates. Glancon SOMALIAN PIRATES CAPTURE RUSSIAN OIL TANKER, RUSSIAN NAVY COMMANDOS RETAKE TANKER AND...http://true-turtle.liv...
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Some of you may have missed the BBC Radio Four (94.4 FM) broadcast today about The Yellow Fleet I found it fascinating. You can listen to it on line at the below link. In 1967 a convoy of cargo ships from 8 countries, including Britain, were trapped in the Suez Canal during the Six Day War. They were to rem...
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Someone posted this a while back...it moves me every time I view and listen to it......so I would like to post it once more and thanks to who ever originally found this. -- Edited by Colin on Friday 12th of November 2010 07:24:49 PM
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I realise that the British fleet is depleted and foreign crews are heavily utilised on what is left but I assume that some British sailors are still employed. Can anyone elaborate on that ? Like how many British sailors are still employed, on what ships, and where do they get trained these days? Stu...
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BBC Friday 15 Jan 21:00 hrs
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ON YOUR TV.....There is a new 4 part series starting on Friday 15 January at 9.00pm on BBC2 - "Empire of the Seas, How the Navy Forged the Modern World", presented by Dan Snow. You may like to watch.... information courtesy of the MNA
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A couple of weeks age I came across a TV channel number 38 called QUEST and on Wednesday nights (22.00 till 23.00) there is a programme called 'Mighty Ships'.Last week it was about the worlds largest container, and this week the largest car carrier called 'Faust'. Now I must admit that both times I fl...
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The North-East Passage and how it will effect future shipping with Climate Change
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An article from "First Post"about how climate change could effect future shipping. Stu. By Roger HowardFIRST POSTED SEPTEMBER 23, 2009If climate change can have a silver lining, then some optimists might argue that it probably lies in the Northeast Passage. Last week two German carg...
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world's largest cruise ship
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Link added at the request of Stu Hogg: Gigantic world's largest cruise ship nears completion
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[url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1212013/Revealed-The-ghost-fleet-recession-anchored-just-east-Singapore.html]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1212013/Revealed-The-ghost-fleet-recession-anchored-just-east-Singapore....
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Volunteers needed to help index 1915 crew
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From the MNA >>>>> Volunteers needed to help index 1915 crew lists We are looking for volunteers to help us make our merchant navy records accessible to all, and we would like to hear from you if you can help us. The project is to index several hundred crew lists from 1915, held at the N...
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Mystery of the Russian crewed ship Arctic Sea.....where is it?
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Secret cargo theory in hunt for missing Arctic SeaRussian maritime bulletin editor raises possibility that alternative cargo was loaded in KaliningradBy Jack BremerFIRST POSTED AUGUST 14, 2009Was the Arctic Sea, the Russian-crewed 4,000-tonne cargo ship that disappeared on July 29, carryin...
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Fedra breaks in two
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It happend last year just off Gib but the attachment PPS supplied by Stu (below) is worth a butchers as it shows her breaking up. Poor old girl ...... -- Edited by PWSTS Society on Tuesday 18th of August 2009 10:57:35 AM
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From MNA newsletter >>>> I have just spoken this morning to my friend at Trinity House who is their top man in GPS and all Radio navigation systems. He informed me that the USA will not be getting rid of Loran C as it would be completely ridiculous to leave people without a suitable system to...
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To All Port Liners from Rod Burnet Southampton Seafarers Centre.
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Hi Guys, My landlord at my local is looking for shipmates on the Oriana 1965 his name is Patrick Devaney from Galaway. Steward and Bar (Monkey) 1965
Cheers -- Edited by Wermuth at 16:07, 2005-11-19
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