18-05-2013 16:15 Lowy Cremers wrote:

Look at my book the 1000 levens of Lowy Cremers at Google
I was a sailer at shell tankers from 1956/1963
the book is abaut that periode
greetings Lowy now living in Thailand

11-05-2013 22:49 Ian Bruce wrote:

DHU Hinnites 67-68

05-05-2013 12:07 Jans Nijland wrote:

I workt as Matroos on the Kosicia from 62 till December 63 had a great time, Will be nice to hear from someone I workt with at that period, cheerse.

28-04-2013 11:11 Trevor Palin wrote:

Hi Martin,

Thanks for the message. Would love to catch up but I think you have to register on the site for me to talk directly.

22-04-2013 08:49 Max Sweetman wrote:

Hi
I joined the crew of shell tanker mv amoria at durban somewhere around 1960.
we sailed up african coast to capetown walvis bay curacao around the west indies to cardom lakes and england
although not a seaman i was lucky to be signed aboard as she was short of crew
for me it was a great adventure and enabled me to get backhome to australia
i have very fond memories of that ship
max sweetman nickname was aussie

17-04-2013 21:58 Anthony Mangion (malta) wrote:

I wish to make contact with anyone who served on M/T Cellana (shell Australia) around JAN 1976 to around June 1976 when she had a fire on board at Sydney harbour .The 2 people that died on that vessel where actualy on my rotating period on board.At that time I was on holiday in Malta

14-04-2013 15:36 Paul Nobel wrote:

dear mister boylan.
i was at the dutch shelltanker ""kara"" whe where long side the amastra, and pumping the amastra up.
i was fireman greaser.
i have photo,s of the amastra from that time , if you are interested i will send them too you

hope too hear from you soon, many friendly greetings too you and you famil paul nobel

12-04-2013 11:50 Barney Boylan wrote:

Hello to all my fellow survior's of the sinking of the Amastra 46 years ago in Nha Trnag this week. Barney

09-04-2013 17:00 Lucy Knight wrote:

Worked on Shell Tankers from 1975. ss Mangelia followed by ss Alinda, ss Hemitrochus and mv Amoria. Joined Alinda at end of dry dock where she was being repaired after terrible fire, which destroyed aft accomodation. Spend 51/2 months on ss Hemitrochus and ended up at scrap yard in Taiwan. Radars broke down continually and the was no air conditioning working on the final lube oil stretch ion Far East. She was double skinned and one had rusted thru.

09-04-2013 06:45 Suvendu Das wrote:

I AM PROUD THAT I WAS ASSOCIATED WITH SHELL LNG EVEN FOR A BRIEF PERIOD.

04-04-2013 09:04 Wim Poede wrote:

I sailed as engineer on different tankers , between 1954 and 1962

13-11-2009 15:31 Henri Van Heffen wrote:

Wish to say hello to all colleagues who enjoyed sailing as I did aboard Shell tankers in "those good past days"..! I am retired now, and have pleasure to sail...my sailing boat!

10-11-2009 11:52 Liam Robson wrote:

Great site. I sailed with some good lads from 1987 - 1991. If anyone remembers me please get intouch.

07-11-2009 21:31 John G. Macleod wrote:

Does anyone remember the Eagle Oil San Venancio being in the vicinity of a bombing raid in Indonesia in 1958?

04-11-2009 04:53 John Peter Briand wrote:

Hi all,
I served with Shell Tankers (UK)Ltd for 33 years, before emigrating to NZ. I then spent 8 years trading around the NZ coast on the NZ flag tanker 'Taiko'. I have been consulting for the past 5 years for MaritimeNZ (2 yrs), Interisland ferries ( 2 onboard audits) and presently with PBSea-Tow (NZ) Ltd. I have been involved in bringing the ISM system 'online' for our new NZ flagged bunker tanker 'AWANUIA' ($000dwt) based in Auckland. It keeps the brain active and pays for the holidays. Like to hear from you

01-11-2009 12:39 Ben Retrae wrote:

wie heeft nog fotos van de atys van het ongeluk in vietnam

29-10-2009 11:16 Hans Heesbeen wrote:

During 1950- 1951, i was as eng on boord Juliana, Gari, Gadinia CSM Curacau i am loking for P. Oudijk
and other wtk s in the same time

20-10-2009 13:25 Chris Rowe wrote:

Gerard Helderman,

You will remember our meetings in 2007 and last year in Brazil, and I really would like to met and talk over several things which have cropped up since then with ex K2000. I'm just out of hospital with repaired "ball and socket" hip joint, but would come to meet you when you are next on leave
best wishes rgds
chris rowe

14-10-2009 19:02 Dave Chissel wrote:

where are all my shipmates? Joe Ennis, paddy sterne big ted the boxer etc etc
t2 tagelus, bursa, drupa helicina, felipes

12-10-2009 16:49 Donald A Finn wrote:

I sailed on the Rincon Hills in (55-56) Montreal to Venezuela.
It was a great education and preparation for the harsh realities of life.I would like to hear from any other old geezers that sailed at this time on the Rincon , Paloma , or Pinacles.
Don

11-10-2009 18:03 Colin Mclean wrote:

Bernard, i sailed as deck Apprentice on Achatina 1958/1959 newbuilding out of vegesack, Jimmy brittain as master? Tectus sept/oct 1958 trip home singapore to UK. your name rings a bell. Rgds Colin Mclean

10-10-2009 13:25 Bernard Reynolds wrote:

I would love to hear from anyone who sailed with me and aslo with my wife Shirley. Trying to find my discharge books so I can get accurate dates.

08-10-2009 15:42 Sunil Prabhakaran wrote:

I have joined Shell vessel on 23rd Dec 2004. Sailing as Fleet Administration Officer. Had learnt alot from well experienced Master. I have sailed with Capt. Clive Hudford, Capt. Andrew Thomas Cross, Capt. Andrew Whitley, Capt. Peter Ivankovic, Capt. Vineet Verma, Capt. John Harrison, Capt. Keith Bland, Capt. Mahmood Husian, Capt Andrew C. Atchison, James william Brown & Capt. Mark Stickley. I feel really great after working with them. Hope of working with again in future.

05-10-2009 20:17 Dave Chissel wrote:

joined shell as junior engr ( 5th ) in Nov 1954 Posted to Tagelus in Falmouth.
Left as 2cd in 1960 from Felipes
Trips were getting shorter when I left, about 6 months used to be anything up to 18 months, got my income tax back!!!!
Tried unsuccessfully to contact former shipmates, would be interested in joining up any society where mates can be reunited

05-10-2009 16:43 John Tallon wrote:

Send me your emial address Tommy .
regardsJohn

05-10-2009 15:44 John Tallon wrote:

To All that know me Great times had by all ,Tommy Golling send your email adress .Trying to contact you ,roy Hassel just mist you on the Thames ? Off shore now .
cheers john

04-10-2009 20:10 David Homes wrote:

what a wonderful life i have had at sea. what great people i have meet.i woudent change any thing. thank you shell......miss all my old mates. love to here from any one that had sailed with me......Dave Homes

28-09-2009 00:33 Arthur Davidson wrote:

change of e mail, would love to hear from anyone who remembers me

26-09-2009 22:14 David Wilson wrote:

I was really happy to find this website and to see so many names of people that I have sailed with in the past. I had 21 years with Shell and would not have changed it for anything. Although retired now I live on the Isle of Man and I am secretary of the Isle of Man Branch of the Shell Pensioners Association. I would love to hear from anyone who remembers me.

25-09-2009 14:52 J.a.w. Frijling wrote:

In the '50th I sailed on Saidja and Saroena.
Pladju-Mulberry Pierhead
Pladju-Singapore-Pulu Bukom-Pulu Sambu
Looking for photo's Pladju and Mulberry Pierhead.
For personal use as documentation
Can anybody help?
My thanks in advance
Kind Regards.
Jos Frijling

22-09-2009 10:38 Kees Dingemans wrote:

vanaf 56 tot jaren 60 gevaren als timmerman [ baas] nieuw uit gehaald de CRANIA bootsman jos v het riet ,kap. ketting en zijn vrouw echte rotterdammers matrozen simon weeland.jil goedknecht,bertus uit den haag de pompman,volgende keer met foto,s van alle schepen waar ik op gevaren heb zoek nog steeds personen ]opde site [wij zijn op zoek, aparte site voor zoekende varensgezellen [ook wel nostalagi genoemd] CRANIA 13 maanden,KOPIONELLA 12mnd, CAMITIA 6mnd daarna naar de kon. rott. lloyd gegaan groeten ik blijf zoeken heb 2 personen gevonden jan v.d. schee matr. en jil goedknecht van de KABYLIA met bootsman kees poot heb hier foto,s van doei kees

18-09-2009 16:44 Henk Boot wrote:

In 1969 I spent 10 and a half month on the Dutch tanker "Keizerswaard" as an apprentice engineer. Magnificent time. The "Keizerswaard" at the time spent the whole summer around the UK and a few ports in Sweden.

08-09-2009 05:37 Selva V.p. Nathan wrote:

This is my first command onboard LNG vessel. It is a very fine ship.

07-09-2009 04:41 Ermon G. Diamzon wrote:

hi...this is ermon diamzon from the philippines..i'm sailing the mv mesaimeer right now...i've sailed most of lng tankers from 1998 up to this time...want to communicate with old pals from the ships ivs sailed...best regards to all..

31-08-2009 22:28 David R. Byrne wrote:

Hi all,how are all you seagoing people doing,i sailed with shell from 1979-2005 all kinds of tankers oil and gas,had some great times,some fantastic runs ashore ,memories dont get better than that,
now in charge of security in a factory ughh,i would go back to sea tomorrow.
greetings to all i sailed with.

28-08-2009 13:08 Tim Bonzo wrote:

please give my regards to miker kenneth suarez, one of your utility; he's from the philippines and working in one of your ship: LNG BEKULAN...


please relay this message to him...
please, please, please...
i miss him so much!!!!!

24-08-2009 22:50 Roy Halsall wrote:

Hey Jack remember me?
I sailed with Dave Massey and Carl Petty on Achatina and I think Paludina.
Werent you our personnel officer?
Joined 1980, went to pumpman and onto 4th engineer. Couldnt get my seconds though.
How you doing??
Drop me a line
Roy

24-08-2009 22:47 Roy Halsall wrote:

Hey Jac,
Of course I remember you "Mingy"
We had a few laughs remember. Galley boy was John.
I left the Merch. in 1990, went into offshore oil and gas industry. Still here, 51 next month, im over in Nigeria now with Shell Global Solutions. Im on 850 pounds a fucking day!!
Were we on Achatina or Paludina together? I was pumpman.
Went through for engineer -made 4th, hated it, hated them snobby arseholes. Couldnt get my 2nd engineers ticket so no rook for professional 4th!!
Loved the sea, finished up deck engineer on Foreign flagged supertankers!
Drop me an e mail bud
Roy

24-08-2009 20:30 Mark Warren wrote:

Hi Jac, I sailed with you on Lanistes and Latirus in the 70s.
I still find some of the things you used to say and do very funny when I look back. I remember Cpt Sloan was Cpt of the Lanistes in 77 with a cheif engineer (Felix) although i think that was your name for him.

23-08-2009 13:39 John Wilkinson Owen wrote:

better known as mad jac in fleet i started with stuk in 1969 1nd came to finish in 1994 due to kidney stones im now on dialasis 3 times a week saild with a loit of good friends and good sailors to even if half where pissed same as me i should think to keeps one head straight as thay say been with some not so nice to but not meny one captain was a bit to much though a cpt slone we called him slone on the phone a twit any way im now a grandad to 3 wounderfull kids and my son married burt troutmans grand daughter the german goal keeper
do write if you remember me anyone ta mj

20-08-2009 19:34 Jaques Van Weijen wrote:

I am Jaques van Weijen/Sjaak/Sjakito/Pompie. Shell Tankers 1964-1973. Best time 1969-1971, Arca/Acteon, in Vietnam. I am writing story's about Vietnam. If you remember me and you interested in my story's, write me. Greetings from Jaques van Weijen.

17-08-2009 11:39 Patrick.smyth wrote:

was a deck apprentice 1966-69. great times in plymouth school of nav (great nights in the barbican 0) sailed on the platidia mostly USEC (summer of '67 -flower power and all that!)
paid off in curacao nov 67 and waited 2 wks in a beach side hotel for trip back! think they forgot about us! eventually made dublin for xmas 67 c/o the pallium. last trip was the velletia just before she went to the knackers - bad engineroom explosion with casualities. decided life ashore much healthier and ended up as a banker. seems disaster always follows me!

16-08-2009 18:56 Ben Healey wrote:

Regarding: Robert(bob)Palfreman

If Bob know Ben Healey, who was on the San Gregorio from new, also on at the trials, pleae contact me at email provided. Would be great to hear from someone way back.

Regards
Ben

14-08-2009 20:25 Brian Vizor wrote:

Sailed on Haminella 1 from Middlesborough maiden voyage 1957 Splendid voyage for a first tripper. Then sailed on Zaphon 57- 58

13-08-2009 22:02 Stuart Jobson wrote:

I was down Devon & Cornwall on holiday so called into Plymouth where it all started Sept 1972. The college is still standing all part of Plymouth University now.The James Sreet Vaults (Jamie) is still a bar, a bit bigger now.Alas L R Mills the landlord (remember the £4.00 Cheques, no one went to the bank in those days)no longer there. Had a pint , brought back some good memories.

10-08-2009 12:47 Fred Taylor wrote:

I first sailed on the Hydatina 1966 as junior engineer. I then joined the Valetia first as 5th then promoted to 4th Engineer dsicovered the hard work and came ashore to study and then teach lawteach ...

04-08-2009 21:39 Laura Garratt wrote:

Hi,

I am really sorry to bother you my Grandad Frederick Evans was on the Ninella in WW2 1943 i think. I am trying to find out more information about the ship etc. I have been told he was an engineer but I don't know if that was later in his career.

Do you know if any crew records are kept anywhere as I am trying to find out what other ships he was on later on (with no luck).

Anyway any information you could give me would be a great help.

Sorry again if I have wasted your time.

Laura

04-08-2009 12:18 Alexander Pera wrote:

I'm still at sea. I've changed over to Vroon on their tankers in 1989 and to Dredging International (DEME) on hopper dredgers in 1999.
For some reason I still remember STBV's phone number: 010-696911. Twee keer soisant-neuf is gekkenwerk. Haha. No doubt our English readers will understand.

Regards, Alexander

27-07-2009 19:24 Peter Copeland wrote:

27/7/09 Just discovered this web-site; looks very good.
If anyone remembers me, please get in touch.

27-07-2009 08:40 Rob Niezing wrote:

Wie van de heren heeft Peter Nieing nog meegemaakt in de jaren '6o? Hij was vakman 1 als laatst op de , ik geloof de Kosicia .

Gr. Rob

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