Category Archives: Norway

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 →

Posted in Fishing, From the ship, Norway, On the ship, Pilot, Pilotage, anchorage, anchoring, blog, photos, pinch of salt required, ship spotting | Tagged , , , , , | 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

17th May

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Tim

Today is Norway’s national day. As the skipper on a Norwegian ship I am expecting a phone call any minute from the King in Oslo ( Ah jaysus is it yourself Tim? It is begob and the blessings of God … Continue reading →

Posted in Norway, On the ship, Rum | 4 Comments

Doris collision.

Posted on October 12, 2007 by Tim

The other evening a tanker collided with a fishing boat off the coast of Norway, the result was that the fishing boat was cut in two and the occupant was lost. No one on the tanker was injured physically. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Chemical tankers, Norway, On the ship, collision | 2 Comments

Bourbon Dolphin Continued

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Tim

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazette reports that the AHT Bourbon Dolphin will not be salvaged because of the extreme depth at which she lies and due to the fact that the area can be subject to heavy seas and weather further … Continue reading →

Posted in Anchor Handler, Bourbon Dolphin, Norway, Scotland, Shipping, Sinking, UK, accident, capsize, sunk, wrecks | Comments Off