Monthly Archives: October 2009

Full City

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Tim

“Full City” the Panamanian flagged bulker that recently ran aground off the coast of Norway and caused an oil spill when her bunker tank got holed. In dry dock after being cleaned up and awaiting repair. The view from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dodgy ships, Grounding | 5 Comments

Don’t mention the war

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Tim

“The war on terror” was what the reaction to the 9-11 attacks was called, by the Bush crowd. They didn’t have great imagination with the naming of events, “operation enduring freedom” is another classic, it’s certainly enduring anyway. Anyway I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in From the ship, Germans, Germany, History, ISPS, On the ship, Security, blog, dogs, going ashore | 8 Comments