[BITList] Fw: Calcutta Coaling Lassies

[John Davison]

 IF I AM NOT WRONG , I KNOW THE NAME OF THE GUY . AND AGAIN IF NOT WRONG HE HAD BEEN TORPEDOED IN MALACCA STRAITS AND SPENT A COUPLE OF YEARS IN A JAP POW IN SUMATRA !!!!!!!!
 
GUESS THINGS COULD BE A LITTLE DESPARATE ? WONDER IF THE LADY CHEWED BEETLE NUT !!
 
I TOO WAS A 2/O ON GARBETA , SHE LOADED A FUL CARGO OF COAL FROM CALCUTTA AND TOOK 6 WEEKS TO DISCHARGE IN COLOMBO .
 
GARBETAS NICK NAME WAS GARBAGE CAN ? GUESS DUE TO ALL THE SHIT RUNS SHE DID !! BUT WAS TOLD SHE WAS AN ECONOMIICAL SHIP , 12000 DWT 12 KNOTS , 12 TONS FO CONSUMPTION ? BI HAD HER AIR CON CONVERSION , IT DI NOT WORK WELL , BUT MAYBE IT WAS DONE TO ALLEVIATE THE LOUSY RUNS ??
 
DO YOU RECALL THE BI DRINKING SONG " AS I LAY DYING IN A CHITTAGONG HUT RIDDLED WITH POX FROM A CALCUTTA SLUT , WHAT HAVE I GOT FROM THIS LIFETIME OF TOIL BUT A EFFING GREAT WINE BILL AND SIX FEET OF SOIL , THE BI FOR ME THE BI FOR ME ETC !!
 
HALYCON DAYS RON .
 
SALAAMS 
 
JOHN 
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Ronald Thomas <thomas.ronald at wanadoo.fr>
To: BIship at yahoogroups.com 
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Sent: Thursday, 5 September 2013 4:18 AM
Subject: [BITList] Calcutta Coaling Lassies
  


 
My only coaling experience was on "Garbeta", taking
the stuff to Rangoon  from Calcutta, and if memory serves bringing rice
back. The coal was loaded, as reported, by gangway boards and seemingly by
hundreds of women with the cargo carried on their heads.Fascinating to watch,
particularly as some were very attractive, albeit covered in coal dust. The C/O
obviously thought so too, for by some means or the other he got one into his
personal shower and our imagination must take over from that. I won't divulge
his name but he was quite senior. This was 1955.  I was 2/O at the time and
witnessed everything until she entered his cabin-suite.
Ron 

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