Latest posts tagged with #MerchantNavy on Bluesky
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A month ago, this was risk modelling.
Now it’s confirmed operational reality.
And yet — the constraints I outlined then still apply:
• Mine clearance is slow
• It requires air superiority
• It requires time
None of those conditions are currently met.
#Shipping #Geopolitics #MerchantNavy
My elder boy is a merchant navy officer. Much about the industry has surprised me, much of it not in a good way. Very little left of a British Merchant fleet btw. He's on tugs now with Serco, who are a good employer, also surprising! #merchantnavy #maritime 🚢 #shipping
I had postulated this happening and what it may mean for seafarers and the wider world in terms of trade and economics.
#GlobalTrade #TrumpHormuz #IranWar #MerchantNavy #HouthisIsrael #RisingOilPrices
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The Belgian Navy doesn't have frigates available to send to the Eastern Med. Don't worry. The Belgian Merchant Navy is in the Persian Gulf. We'll let you know when it's safe again.... #MerchantNavy (sorry, I couldn't resist some friendly ribbing)
U.S. Forces Seize Third Sanctioned Oil Tanker in the Indian Ocean After Tracking it from the Caribbean
#US #Oil #Tanker #IndianOcean #Caribbean #News #Maritime #MarineInsight #Merchantnavy #Merchantmarine #MerchantnavyShips
Iran Nears Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Deal With China As US Expands Naval Presence
#Iran #US #China #Ship #Navy #News #Maritime #MarineInsight #Merchantnavy #Merchantmarine #MerchantnavyShips
⛴️ U.S Navy Deploys Largest Aircraft Carrier #USSGeraldRFord To Middle East As Conflict With Iran Intensifies
#US #Navy #Iran #AircraftCarrier #News #Maritime #MarineInsight #Merchantnavy #Merchantmarine #MerchantnavyShips
At last! After some unknowable glitch at the printing presses, I finally have a small stock of my new book to hand. If you want a signed copy, message me. Otherwise it is here: www.lulu.com/shop/nina-ba...
#maritime #history #bookhistory #bookhistchat #merchantnavy #women
5/5 This "shameful practice" primarily impacts Indian and Filipino seafarers. Facing these shadow fleets, the IMO and ILO are under pressure to act so the ocean ceases to be a lawless zone. 🌊⚖️ #MerchantNavy #MaritimeSecurity #HumanRights #MaritimeLaw
My new book is finally available to buy.
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#WW1 #WW2 #MerchantNavy #Womenshistory #History #Historybook
I am sorry it is comparatively expensive for its size but there seemed to be no way to force the price down for something that had to have coloured images.
Happy birthday Tom Baker, born January 20, 1934.
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#TodayInNerdHistory #January20 #tombaker #doctorwho #fourthdoctor #thedoctor #doctor #thecurator #RoyalArmyMedicalCorps #MerchantNavy #RoyalNationalTheaterCompany #TheGoldenVoyageOfSinbad #Birthday
As we used to say to the Navy types.....
You'd go nowhere & fight no one if we didn't bring you fuel, food, water & ammunition for your pea shooters.
#MerchantNavy
#UnsungHeroes
Highlights from the day are now available on my YouTube Channel.
#merchantnavy #pacific #clanline #railtour #steamtrain #train #trainspotting #railway #railwaystation #dorset #westcoastrailways #class47 #swr #class159 #britishrail #mpv #networkrail #rhtt #bluesky #cloudy #cold #lovelyday
Highlights from a extraordinary day at Sherborne Station.
#sherborne #dorset #railtour #steamrailtour #steamtrain #train #trainspotting #merchantnavy #pacific #clanline #westcoastrailways #class47 #networkrail #class153 #inspectiontrain #railway #railwaystation #bluesky #cloudy #cold #lovelyday
The star of the show, SR Merchant Navy Class 4-6-2 No. 35028 'Clan Line' on the Sherborne Christmas Carol Railtour.
#southernrailway #merchantnavy #railtour #steamtrain #train #trainspotting #railway #railwaystation #static #waiting #steam #dorset #christmascarol #bluesky #cloudy #cold #lovelyday
Who was Norman Fowler?
This is my mission at the moment to find out more about a young man who died on board a raft in the Atlantic after initially surviving the sinking of his ship, the Lulworth Hill.
#sslulworthhill #normanfowler #shipwreck #merchantnavy #bridlington #eastyorkshire #survival
The Captain's Wife by 19th century Norwegian artist Carl Sundt-Hansen
#MerchantNavy #Sea #Womenatsea #sailors
Merchant Navy Memorial, Cardiff. Not all who served bore arms, this memorial is to those lost while serving the in the Merchant Navy, who transported the essential supplies though hostile waters. #memorial #remembrance #merchantnavy #Cardiff #sacrifice
Detail from war memorial Durham cathedral
#TilesonTuesday
My husband’s great uncle A steward on the #Lusitainia, he left to join the the #merchantnavy and died on the Bayano
#WW1
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Able Seaman (Gunner) Sidney Benjamin Quarrinton, a former electricity meter reader aged 24, was lost at sea on 23 Aug 1941 🌹 His ship, MV Stork, carrying aviation fuel to Gibraltar, was torpedoed. Just 3 of 22 crew aboard survived.
#WW2 #MerchantNavy #LostAtSea #WeWillRememberThem
🚢⚓ #Glasgow is now home to Europe’s largest and most advanced shipping simulation hub, thanks to a £2.5M investment by City of Glasgow College
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#MaritimeInnovation #GlasgowCollege #MerchantNavy
A Glasgow's first Merchant Navy memorial in Govan opposite the Riverside Museum, which houses the city's transport collection. It was unveiled in May 2025.
#glasgow #memorial #plaque #merchantnavy #glasgowhistory #riversidemuseum #govan
Today we celebrate all things Merchant Navy,Hollyrood Church deemed the seafarers church over the years. Lovely to see so many attend. Kate Powell Port Chaplin took the short service. We will remember those lost at sea those who risk their lives on the sea and all connected. #civicduty #merchantnavy
Front Cover of Booklet, text reads: "BR 1805 DEFENCE OF MERCHANT SHIPPING Ship Owners' Handbook Memorandum No.17 ABC Defence of Merchant Ships 1961 (Agreed by the general council of British Shipping"
A Diagram of a "Undressing Room & Cleansing Station" along with text description. This was proposed to be included in new build ships for use by crews traversing between the external decks, which could be contaminated with Radiation, and the interior of the ship.
A diagram of a "Typical A.B.C. Plan for a coaster" (A.B.C. is Atomic, Biological or Chemical). The plan denotes areas which are to be locked down and areas which are to be formed into protected areas for the crew.
As it is #MerchantNavyDay I though I would share some snippets from a booklet in my personal #ColdWar Archive.
Published in 1961 this proposed measures which could be retrofitted/built into ships to improve their chances of surviving Radioactive contamination.
#MerchantNavy
3 Sept is Merchant Navy Day in the UK, to honor all the brave men and women who serve in the merchant Navy, both past and present. The Red Ensign is flown to recognize their sacrifices, both past and present.
#merchantnavy #redensign #UK
Heroic-style painting of merchant ship's officer and seaman at sea
Let's not forget the brave civilian sailors who have kept Britain fed. #merchantnavyday #merchantnavy
