Ocean Shore
With my brand new 2nd Mate’s Certificate in my hand I proudly joined the Ocean Shore in Aberdeen on 18-11-1972. We sailed the next day for an oil rig located off the coast of Newfoundland. Crossing the Atlantic we encountered horrendous weather with swells up to 25m but eventually arrived at the rig after some […]
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MV Royal Service
Whilst on leave Offshore Marine personnel manager would often call up to see if I was available for extra work as they were sometimes short of crew. Under these circumstances I joined the Royal Service on three different occasions spending up to two weeks on board at a time. The Royal Service and her […]
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MV Cape Shore
I returned to Spain and joined the Cape Shore in San Carlos de la Rapita on 29-08-1973. This was a perfect job in the sunshine, only spending one or two nights at sea a week and never far from land. The occasional rig shift was included and before long we moved the rig round to […]
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