Category Archives: English

New carriers, old enemies.

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Tim

  Or you play with a toy one? According to leaks and reports here and there, the French and British Admiralties are in discussion about the possibility of sharing an aircraft carrier, more like the impossibility, French and British crew … Continue reading →

Posted in Admirals, Americans, English, French, Grey Funnel, Warships, naval heroes, pinch of salt required | 1 Comment

Warships

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Tim

HMS Gloucester HMS Iron Duke HMS Lancaster Three warships passed our position today heading for sea all spick and span after the bad weather, there was no radio traffic and the AIS was switched off so no ideas about where … Continue reading →

Posted in English, UK, VHF, Warships, the weather | 3 Comments

More ground for concern

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Tim

The container vessel LT Cortesia (click on the name for more info about the ship)went aground on the Varne bank in the English Channel about 9 nautical miles from Dover Harbour yesterday. The British news was full of stories about … Continue reading →

Posted in Container, English, Grounding, Navigation, Shipping, accident | Comments Off

Helicopters

Posted on December 25, 2007 by Tim

We were leaving port the other day, or evening as the small video clips will show when we had a visit from a very loud and bright flying object, they started flashing searchlights across the deck and it was all … Continue reading →

Posted in English, France, French, From the ship, Helicopter, UK, VHF, Youtube | 5 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