From: <crewderoff.com>
To: <pbirdntlworld.com>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 10:25 AM
Subject: Merchant Navy College


> FROM: Derrick Offshore
> DATE: 19-FEB-2001 09:25
> MSG.: 72607
> 
> 
> Tel: +44 (0) 1483 538336    Fax: +44 (0) 1483 532598
> 
> Thanks for your email, I just had a look at the site. A few points to add:
> 
> The company I work for is Derrick Offshore, we are the world's leading
> international brokers specialising in the offshore energy and subsea cable
> markets. I am the Commercial Director.
> 
> I was probably one of the first to leave the sea out of my MNC year group.
> After passing my 2nd Mates I did two trips as 3rd Mate and then left Bowring
> Steamship. I joined Derrick Offshore as a Trainee Broker in 1980 and was
> elected to the Baltic Exchange the following year.
> 
> Over the past 20 years working in the shipping industry I have come across a
> few of the old boys including:
> 
> Richard (Tiny) Carlton, still working in Guernsey fitting electrical systems to
> expensive yachts and playing the life of a confirmed bachelor.
> 
> John Hardcastle, for many years was the Managing Director of Transas Marine in
> Southampton.  They developed chartting software for radar linked computers as
> well as pilot training software.  John now runs another company in the same
> group. Tel
> 
> Eddie Payne, lives in Colchester and works for Andrews Freight Services, last
> contact numbers  and mobile 
> 
> Simon Malins, I was Simon's best man when he married Cindi about 16 years ago.
> I have kept in touch with him on and off since. Last I heard he was a pilot on
> the East Coast. Last contact number 
> 
> Rod Macracken of BP was working for BP Pet Dev up in Aberdeen, certainly up to
> about 5 years ago.
> 
> Paul Bryant and I did our cadetship together but never really got on.  I lost
> contact with him when we finished our 2nd Mates, he went to work for one of the
> few UK shipowners left at the time. Paul was certainly making the most of life
> at sea as a cadet and also at MNC during 2nd Mates. I have always wondered what
> happened to him.
> 
> Questions:
> 
> Can we advertise job vacancies on MNC site?
> 
> Is anyone planning any type of reunion?
> 
> Regards
> Sean Harvey
>