From: "Martyn Sexton" <>
To: "Paul" <pbirdntlworld.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: Hello


> Paul,
>     Hi. Firstly I must say how impressed I was with your MNC website. I have
> often searched "Greenhithe" & "MNC" (unsuccessfuly) in the hope of finding a
> site; so I was over the moon!
>     I was a deck cadet with B.P.Shipping. I first spent a two week induction
> at Greenhithe during September 1978. I returned for two six month
> phases:1/80-7/80 & 8/81-3/82, leaving to serve as a third mate with BP.
>     I was made redundant by BP in 1986 along with the entire seafaring
> staff. Between 1986 and 1989 I attended Warsash to get my Class 1 & 2 and
> worked for two coastal company's (South Coast Shipping and Bowaker & King).
>     I left the sea in 1989 (pressure from the wife- kids and things!) and
> have worked as a Technical Officer for Bournemouth Borough Council ever
> since!- that's where I met Tony Currie.
>     I do remember some staff:  a completely mad maths teacher called
> Crellin - he only lasted a short time, we eventually refused to attend his
> lessons, a certain Mr "Fruity" Fuller (Seamanship lecturer)- say no more
> about survival training in the college pool!
> 
>     I hope thats enough to update the records.
> 
> Martyn Sexton