by niranjan | Mar 25, 2018 | Shippy Experiences
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...
by niranjan | Nov 26, 2017 | Shippy Experiences
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...
by niranjan | Sep 5, 2017 | Shippy Experiences
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...
by niranjan | Nov 4, 2016 | Shippy Experiences
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....
by niranjan | Aug 29, 2016 | Experiences
From the airport, we started our journey in a Tempo Traveller which was hired for the entire journey, with our ever smiling driver Alibhai, towards a place called Rudraprayag. The Tempo Traveller is a weird vehicle. It had place for 13, so it was comfortable for us...
