MNA Circular The Pulse 2018-03 Dated 14 February
Roy Gerstner
I am sorry to inform of another LOF Officer passing away. My thanks to ex Nav Officer Steve Foulis (Semi-retired) who was informed that Ex Ch/Off Peter Collins passed away on the 29th January 2018 after a short illness. Our condolences to Carol. RIP Not the best of pictures but […]
More Sad News – Sorry
Somewhat ‘old’ news now, but still informing you that Ex chief Eng Jim Hughes passed away last year. Sadly Jane Attwater wife of Capt Jeremy Attwater also passed away last year. Our belated condolences.
Sad News I
MNA Circular The Pulse 2018-02 Dated 23 January
News from The MNA
Sorry again for being somewhat quiet – had a cruise planned for the Caribbean with TUI/Thomson now called Marella Cruises on there ‘newest’ (17 year old) Marella Discovery II. Unfortunately took out a stinking rotten cold and the mother of all flu’s which from day 1 on the ship became […]
Apologies – Not been well – Now better
I am sorry to report the death of Ex Catering Officer Gordon Lazarus, he passed away sometime in September and news has only just filtered through. I will post a more in depth obituary after Christmas.
Gordon Lazarus
Connie and I are very lucky to be ‘cruising’ in the sunshine – Buss-mans Holiday. We’re also lucky here @ LOF News only to have ‘lost’ one or two old salts in the last year. A couple of mini-reunions during the year brought back fantastic memories for all of us. […]
Christmas Greetings
Well, to summarise the last 30 odd years quite a tall order. I will keep it as short as I can. I was made redundant by LOF in 1985. However they owed me a lot of leave and study leave, and I took my Master’s ticket in Plymouth. I got the […]
Frank Sandford
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Overseas Discoverer Falmouth D/D September 1966
I joined the ‘General Cargo Vessel’ Mv London Banker as a Navigating Cadet on the 20th September 1966. I shared a cabin with fellow Navigating Cadet Dermot O’Toole, Dermot had also done sea training at TS Indefatigable but didn’t remember him from there. We only overlapped for a short time, […]