Category Archives: From the ship

Norway Coasting

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Tim

The Ocean Countess heading northwards off the coast of Fedje, Norway at just around sunset. The bar was probably swinging with sun down drinking revelers who were all blissfully unaware of the black cloud gushing out of the funnel after … Continue reading →

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Docked again.

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Tim

Took the ship into dry dock last Monday for a lick of paint and a service on the engine, the preparation is quite intense getting all the floors covered and checking all the jobs that need to be done. The … Continue reading →

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Back in Black & White

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Tim

Yours truly reflected in the duty mess window, with the tank deck behind me, but ahead of me really….. A slight blur from the double reflection in the thick explosion proof glass, it’s about 2 inches thick. The old jug … Continue reading →

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Codename ARA

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Tim

Above a ship called Kapten Borchov as we were on the way towards the locks at Ijmuiden. The plume of smoke in the corner is the steelworks at Ijmuiden. ARA is the short for Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp and is often … Continue reading →

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Mirrored tanker in the “silence”

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Tim

A still night in March where the dark waters of Grangemouth dock became a mirror. The only sound was the oil rushing through the cargo lines and the cargo pumps whining at high pitch so you couldn’t really have heard … Continue reading →

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