Robert Downie

Sailor

Period Tanker Job Details Action
1977 LIMATULA (2) catering boy 1st trip joined in Brunai where she was laid up my first job move oars from lifeboats in cross alleyway out to the deck. In doing so i destrubed a nest of cockroaches i never seen one before let alone hundreds if not thousands of them.
1982 PALLIUM assistant steward My very best trip i had ......paid off one day before she hit the beach in Karachi ..still have pic i took as we left on little boat

Anecdotes

Tanker Anecdote Post date Action
LIPARUS (2)

4th pic is not Liparus its the Limatula in the English Channel 1977 i know as i was on my first trip plane flew all around us taking pics and later we got postcards onboard

09/20/2020 - 07:25
PALLIUM

My most favourite ship and ships crew

09/20/2020 - 06:00