Just to Say Hi all was on Port Line

[Ivan Kadlec]

Started out on the Harwich B/R Ferry as a C/boy 5/8/1968 - 8/9/1969
Changed over to D/boy on Port Line 16/9/1969 Port Launceston only H/T
Port Victor 14/10/1969 H/T D/Boy
Port Napier 31/10/1969 H/T D/boy
Port Napier 24/11/1969 - 14/2/1970 F/G Cape Town Aus then to Taiwain as she was scrapped but my first trip deep sea and my best trip
Port Melbourne 7/3/1970 - 15/6/1970 F/G D/boy
Port Melbourne 30/6/1970 - 23/12/1970 F/G JOS
Port Alfred 23/1/1971 - 23/6/1971 F/G SOS
Skyway 28/7/1971 - 23/12/1971 H/T EDH
Sealink Ferrys Harwich 4/1/1972 - 31/5/1982 H/T AB
Was my best years with Port Line

Ivan R869172

[Neil Morton]

Welcome aboard Ivan I too spent a time with Port Line a fair while before your time about 3 years in total. I remember the Alfred fondly ( 1960 ) Paddy Powers was chief steward, also Vindex,New Plymouth, Townsville, and finaly Nelson paid off Hull 23/11/62 and migrated to Oz.How's the weather in Essex.All the best Mort.

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Ivan
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time!
A site truly worthy of the British Merchant Navy!
Cheers


Note Well

If you would like to join in and have your Full name R Number and First Ship
Included in the Flag project then please pass it on to Mike Hall who is doing a Main Flag for all
to be displayed some time in one of the UK Museums!
We need your names to get the New Flag full,so please do respond!
Thank you
Vernon (castleman)

Please go to following Link

http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=1974

Or reply to me in person! Via Private Message Link above below I will pass on the info!


http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/p...?do=newpm&u=18


If you have already done this then please accept my apologies!

[Mike Hall]

vernon,
for once all the information we want is there.
mike

[Ivan Kadlec]

Hi Mike

I am hoping to make contact with some old ship mates
How do i get the flag?

Ivan

[Ivan Kadlec]

Thank you for the nice welcome
Weather not so good in Essex at the moment getting cold winter is coming
Was down in NZ as I still have the passion for the sea
Was on a 50ft yacht Del as Mate from Croatia to NZ but changed after the Panama Canel by the owner to Fiji
March 2009 till July 2009
Last time I was in Oz was back in 2005 had 5 great weeks
As I sailed down to NZ from the Carribean via panama after selling my 45ft yacht to Tony a NZ guy had great 5 months trip help sail it Auckland Nov 2004
Stayed in NZ till Jan 2005 tour around in a campervan see bother Islands

I bet the sun is shine in Oz

Ivan

[Ivan Kadlec]

Thank you for the nice welcome
See you in best place Oz

Ivan

[vince cowie]

hi ivan, looks like we joined mn. about the same time. i also was in port line from 1969, second trip deck boy. discharge book numbers are quite close,

[Ron B Manderson]

welcome that man.
Pull up that spare chair.
Ron the batcave

[Brian Galloway]

Hi Mike

I am hoping to make contact with some old ship mates
How do i get the flag?

Ivan

You'll get a flag HERE flag Ivan.
Welcome to the site and feel free to wander the decks and knock a cabin door or two.
Regards
Brian