[BITList] Fw: hk to bombay!

[Robbo]

Colin

 

Cracks were found which I think was caused by dendritic segregation or
summat like that and they were condemned.

New boilers were built and on the way to the docks there was a low bride
and.. Well we had a little more time in Nathan Rd

and Wanchai.

 

On one of my 24 hours on we had a nasty incident were one of the (Chinese)
crew dropped a pressure lamp in the ER

which exploded and he was badly burned and died as a result. To shorten the
story I had some thoughts that had I been

more on the ball could we have saved him. George was a good backstop for me.
(Counselling do they call it now days?)

and I was happy when the authorities informed us we were in the clear.

I may have had a different view of George if I had actually sailed with him,
and he did talk about his daughter I recall.

 

Hugh, Tommy Cockburn (Yogi) was Chief on the Chyebassa when I joined the
company and my recollection is me wondering 

who this character pacing back and forth in the cross alley way dressed in
b*ll bags and flip flops (and little hat). It was about -10 deg

at the time. Jack Hacker (el Cid) was one Chief who conned us with promises
of extra time off in Japan if more work was done

up in the Gulf, but on arrival in Japan the work list was as long as your
arm, no extra time. Others made up for it though like

Alex Hay, Bluey Gaynor, George Cullis and many others I guess.

 

Must away to do a bit on old Murgatroyd my '58 Rover restoration project,
which has been going on for about 10 years so far

but it is better than painting windows. Not everyone in the house thinks
that though.

 

Robbo

 

Ps would that be inter-dendritic???

 

 

 

 

 

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tough time, eh? robbo.......10 -11 months in hk..........

 

.............what happened to dumra's boilers?

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