Category Archives: Engineers

Just like magic…..

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Tim

For all the landlubbers who think that ships are polluting the oceans, well I’m afraid that in some cases they are right, unfortunately. I just read about another case of the “magic pipe” being discovered on a ship by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Engineers, From the ship, USA, environment, oil and water | 2 Comments

Keeping the peace

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Tim

Note to self…don’t order fresh milk for the ship again in the hot summer months. There were a few sour tempers between the deck and engine room departments today so I had to use all my skills as a mediator … Continue reading →

Posted in About, Deckies, Engineers, From the ship, On the ship, deck and engine room, milk, oil and water | 3 Comments

Plane drunk

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Tim

I was browsing a website called Utsira.com keeping an eye on what jobs are on offer in Norway, when I found a story about a Norwegian ships officer who ran amok on a plane to Kuala Lumpur, a quick translation … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, Deckies, Engineers, Norway, booze | 4 Comments

Icing

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Tim

I’m the one in the lovely orange suit, the deck cadet is in blue, he is the computer expert and it’d his fault I got into wordpress, however he was not the one complaining about the wireless internet. Anyway, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Cork, Engineers, From Sweden, From the ship, Ice, Scotland, accident, as gaeilge | 2 Comments

How to upset the English mate

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Tim

Subtitled Oil & Water Don’t Mix On leave again and the posting is less frequent, home improvements to be taken care of, sinking a few cold ones now and then. My visit to St.Petersburg left a great impression on me … Continue reading →

Posted in Deckies, Engineers, English, From the ship, Irish, Scottish, Tankers, VLCC | 6 Comments