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Category Archives: VHF
Suez Canal Transit circa 1993
One of the few times I went through the Suez Canal was when I served as a cadet on the VLCC (Very large crude carrier) Esso Hawaii back in 1993, before digital cameras but I had my trusty Olympus Trip … Continue reading
Posted in Cadets, From the ship, Pilotage, VHF, VLCC, cigarettes, photos
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Warships
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
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Patience of Job award
Job the biblical holder of the eternal patience award would have pulled his beard out and gone doo-lally if he ever had to do the job of VTS operator at Rotterdam. The VTS(Vessel traffic service) people organise the shipping traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Dodgy ships, Netherlands, VHF
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Helicopters
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
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VHF humour
Another classic today on the VHF when the French VTS operator was getting information from a passing tanker. There is a serious amount of reporting on the French coast after all the tanker accidents and oil spills over the years. … Continue reading
Posted in French, On the ship, Tankers, VHF
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