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Experiences of a Shippie

My First Flight

My First Flight

After passing out of college in 1981, I took my first flight to join my first ship at Hamburg, Germany. The experience at Frankfurt airport is amusing.

The Reefer Engineer

The Reefer Engineer

The Reefer Engineer Every ship, at least in those days, where things were not too regulated, had a joker on board. Johnny was an ace amongst jokers. It was his first ship and had joined as Reefer Engineer. He was a glib talker and it seems he had talked his way into...

Experiences of a sailor – The Burmese Engineer

Experiences of a sailor – The Burmese Engineer

The Burmese Engineer In the 25 years that I was sailing on or managing ships, I have sailed with a Burmese guy only once – his name was 'Pe' and he was a third engineer on a ship that I was Chief Engineer on. A nice hardworking and friendly chap. Always ready to lend...

Experiences of a sailor – Memories of Columbia

Experiences of a sailor – Memories of Columbia

Some time back, I bought a new TV. Setting it up gave me a distinct feeling that these things are called ‘Smart’ primarily because they make me look rather stupid – what with the various controls, internet connection, channels, etc, etc. Eventually, with the help of...

Achkis for Russia

Achkis for Russia

The year was 1983. I had just joined the Scindia ship ‘Jal Rajan’ at Chennai as junior engineer. As soon as I joined, the crew asked me, “Jahaj Russia jaata hai, goggle kharida kya?” Not wanting to appear uninformed, I did not ask what they meant but nodded wisely....

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