Great tour of the lightship I remember it returning to anstruther as a boy little did I know I would be doing work on her when east Fife council owned her 1 pumping out the engine room when she sprung a leek 2 painting the north Carr lettering 3 night watchman duties in the harbour to stop vandalism happening
I was on board this interesting vessel a few times when she was berthed in Anstruther in the 90s, I even have a photo of me standing next to it on my fridge. I`d like to have heard the foghorn & the light in action
She is a fine example, They really need to get some husbandry done on deck. A wonderful talk but sadly I fell we need to stress one or two incorrect points. Point (1) Of all the lightships I crewed on, NEVER did one man cook for all the crew. Strangely every man cooked for himself, even on a Sunday, you might see 7 pots of potatoes, 7 pots of Veg and 7, small joints in the oven. If another man's pots boiled over or his joint burnt, you would never, never help him by saving it, unless he was a very special freind. I have seen a man watch another man's pot run out of cooking water and his spuds burn, and do nothing. Point (2) 7 crew two men on a watch 3 watches and the skipper (The narrator Keeps referring to the lightship skipper as a Master, I never, never Knew of a lightship skipper who had a master mariners ticket) The skipper did not take a watch. I could be wrong on this occasion, but I doubt it. Point (3) Fiddley's are the openings letting in sunlight in, they are above his head, they could be opened to ventilate the space. Point (4) The chain goes through a Horse Pipe, not a chute. Point (5) The murette is not the inside part of the Gimbal room, the murette is the gallery outside which you walk on to polish the glass. Translation of Murette is (low wall) so it is outside the Gimbal room, not inside.
@@humphandhumbug Yeah for sure. I'd have a real hard time being around someone who just stood there and watched another man's meal melt down like that. I'd be looking for a fight most definitely.
I really don't understand why the (master) has all these luxury appointments relative to the crew. Sure he has a higher rank but they are all out there to perform the same function and I could imagine it creating some resentment and very possibly reluctance to perform their individual duties. Its just another example of man constantly pissing on his own feet. Still goes on every day. Man just has to "build in" his own problem right from the factory.
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What a brilliant insight into the life of lightship and crew ,fantastic thanks for posting
Magnificent lightship tour. Thank you, Simon.
Great tour of the lightship
I remember it returning to anstruther as a boy little did I know I would be doing work on her when east
Fife council owned her
1 pumping out the engine room when she sprung a leek
2 painting the north Carr lettering
3 night watchman duties in the harbour to stop vandalism happening
Vandalism in Anstruther? That must've been a quiet shift 😂
This brought back some memories from exploring the lightship when she was in Anstruther...
Fascinating
I served one year on Columbia, 1969-1970. This was my first duty station after Boot Camp.
I was on board this interesting vessel a few times when she was berthed in Anstruther in the 90s, I even have a photo of me standing next to it on my fridge.
I`d like to have heard the foghorn & the light in action
my wifes grandfather worked this ship when it was in use , its in a sorry state now sat in Dundee.
wow Red
8th December 1959 broke her moorings. Causing a lifeboat disaster.
She is a fine example, They really need to get some husbandry done on deck. A wonderful talk but sadly I fell we need to stress one or two incorrect points.
Point (1) Of all the lightships I crewed on, NEVER did one man cook for all the crew. Strangely every man cooked for himself, even on a Sunday, you might see 7 pots of potatoes, 7 pots of Veg and 7, small joints in the oven. If another man's pots boiled over or his joint burnt, you would never, never help him by saving it, unless he was a very special freind. I have seen a man watch another man's pot run out of cooking water and his spuds burn, and do nothing.
Point (2) 7 crew two men on a watch 3 watches and the skipper (The narrator Keeps referring to the lightship skipper as a Master, I never, never Knew of a lightship skipper who had a master mariners ticket) The skipper did not take a watch. I could be wrong on this occasion, but I doubt it.
Point (3) Fiddley's are the openings letting in sunlight in, they are above his head, they could be opened to ventilate the space.
Point (4) The chain goes through a Horse Pipe, not a chute.
Point (5) The murette is not the inside part of the Gimbal room, the murette is the gallery outside which you walk on to polish the glass. Translation of Murette is (low wall) so it is outside the Gimbal room, not inside.
Point one makes me think a lot of the crew were just knobs. Sounds bad craic.
@@humphandhumbug Yeah for sure. I'd have a real hard time being around someone who just stood there and watched another man's meal melt down like that. I'd be looking for a fight most definitely.
I really don't understand why the (master) has all these luxury appointments relative to the crew. Sure he has a higher rank but they are all out there to perform the same function and I could imagine it creating some resentment and very possibly reluctance to perform their individual duties. Its just another example of man constantly pissing on his own feet. Still goes on every day. Man just has to "build in" his own problem right from the factory.
That camera operator ain't got much going on as far as operating a camera...