Monthly Archives: March 2009

Painting the fire main

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Tim

A grand sunny day for a bit of painting, although there was a bit of confusion when the OOW (officer of the watch) called out to his AB (able seaman) on the UHF (ultra high frequency) radio and asked him … Continue reading →

Posted in Deckies, From the ship, Maritime, On the ship, misunderstood | 6 Comments

Water rations

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Tim

Water, water, every where, And all the boards did shrink ; Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. Not been very active here lately, innumerable reasons and excuses to put down here. Family, work, laziness, other blogs and … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, From the ship, On the ship, anchorage, anchoring, blog, environment | 3 Comments