Ships & Routes I crewed in 1960s
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- ‘Why don’t you go to sea?!
Wow, that was a statement; this would never have entered my mind and in all innocence asked,
‘Is that possible?’
‘That’s no problem, all you have to do is get your passport and seaman’s book and there you go!’
After work and on my way home (and until today I didn’t know what came over me) I decided to see my Nan and told her as to what had happened and this bizarre suggestion in going to sea!
‘Why is it bizarre, Nan asked
‘I don’t know!’ Although I was born near the water and cycled many times to the harbour of Rotterdam and seeing the large passenger liners neatly moored behind one another, and powerful tugs manoeuvring large cargo liners into their berth; but I never dreamed in going on the water myself. To be honest, I was slightly scared of water and I didn’t swim too well either!
Lovely - we were lucky to sail on the last of ships built in the 60s. Great music accompaniment too
Well done shipmate, I was at sea 1968/1985 many memories!😊
This was the heyday of merchant shipping, reasonable comfort, decent pay, the ability to advance and freedom to see the world.
An era long and lovingly missed!
Some sleek looking ships there shipmate. Best times .
Nice one Bill I was at sea in the UK merchant navy 69/85 good times
Some lovely old ships good trips great runs ashore memories long gone but never forgotten. I’ve been going to sea since 1978 only 2 years left and then I retire 👨🍳👨🍳👨🍳
Maybe you'll be posting a video??
Hi Bill
Hope alls well. Unfortunately we had a fire in our loft and all my photos and memorabilia got ruined and thrown out. I was 💔as I had some great photos of my early years at sea. I’m currently in Bahrain for 4 months just come out of quarantine for 2 weeks and joined RFA Cardigan Bay.
That's a great shame loosing your photos and all hope that these pics have given you some pleasure in remembering those days.
Tanks for The video! Its give me great memori! AT sea 1966 -- 1974 in swedis mercant
Great video, I always liked the Royal Interocean Lines ships for their classic Dutch lines, Straat Luzon, Straat Freetown and then Safocean Albany etc, some of the Straat series had an extra length inserted midships and thus a deck crane amid derricks! Schelde Lloyd, such classic Dutch lines, those were the days. The "V" class Shell Tankers vessels were striking too, good shot of "Vlieland" (not named after a mollusc though as Shell named their ships). Thanks Bill, excellent scenes and memories.
Those were the golden days,
My 1st ship join as junior engineer.cargo vsl.at the age 24...
I know my Great Geandfather, second uncle and more served as officers and capatains abound Ben ships in ww2 just trying to find there records
Thanks for uploading the ships that you have sailed. I was like you in my younger day and later I joined the Navy as a Radio operator
You are welcome. I still at 76 that sailing in those days was hard but had lots of time to spend ashore. after leaving the Merchant Navy I got jobs in moving the early mass produced Motor cruisers and until now still do some as you can see on my other 3 videos.
Ugly greedy box ships destroyed the golden Era of shipping.the seamen who enjoyed the golden days were the lucky ones,most of them gone to dust by now only memories left.Ahoy to all seamen.
Hello Bill and thanks for a window into your sea life .l went to sea as an engineer in 1966 and came ashore in 1985 and it is the best thing l ever did. l have a few ships videos amongst my railway videos on my You Tube channel under (third engineer) click on the red locomotive. Thanks again Brian
Nice music..what is it? fits the era.
P8.