OT - Have we ever worked together?

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Lorentz K. Lorentzen on Monday, September 05, 2011 - 01:00 pm:

I'm wondering if there are any model T'ers out there that I have met through work. Let me know if there are any pilots, loading masters, surveyors, ship chandlers, barge captains, tankermen, safety inspectors or any other ship related professions on this forum that might have met me through work.

I have worked on the following ships in world wide trade: Bow Cecil, Bow Cedar, Bow Spring and currently Bow Flora. We usually call ports in US gulf like Houston, Texas City, Freeport, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, ect. I have also been in Long Beach, Savannah, Baltimore and some other ports I can't remember.
The ships are chemical tankers carrying "anything liquid" from Soyabean oil to toxic poison.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Danuser on Monday, September 05, 2011 - 02:25 pm:

Hello LORENTZ haven't heard much from you lately? How's that family doing? I still remember the good times in MTFCA 08 in Indiana we have a tour tommorrow for the rest of the week, we are one of the vulture trailers, and the parts people. Have fun, enjoy your family , and drive that T


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By doug hauge on Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 09:59 am:

hi lorentz, miss you. had such a great time with you at the 100th anniversary. my family just loved meeting you. we also printed a few of your wonderful wedding pictures. keep in touch and we send our love to you and your family!, doug hauge, bob and ruth hauge


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ron Patterson-Nicholasville, Kentucky on Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 10:33 am:

For those of you who don't know Lorentz is also known as the Coilman of Norway.
Ron the Coilman


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dale Myers on Tuesday, September 06, 2011 - 03:10 pm:

Lorentz,I'm curious. How do surveyors fit in with that group of "ship related professions"?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Lorentz K. Lorentzen on Thursday, September 08, 2011 - 03:35 am:

John, Doug, Ron
I've been fine, but very buisy. We are building a new home and model t garage. It takes up most of my time at home. My job is still also very challenging. Not much time for the model T, but I hope to drive it more when everything settles down a bit.
Dale
Surveyor is the world wide term of the person who comes on board to inspect our tanks, take samples of the cargo and calculate the quantity. He is supposed to be from an indipendent company not related to the ship, terminal or cargo owner. Major surveyor companies are SGS, Intertek CaliBrett, Amspec among others.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harvey Decker on Thursday, September 08, 2011 - 12:30 pm:

Hello Lorentz

I am aware that your work keeps you at sea for long periods of time. Can you describe or explain your duties when you are at sea. Also, while traveling; in general can to tell me (us) some of your experiences both on and off your assigned vessel.

How long have you been at this occupation?
How many countries and or ports have you visited?

Kind Regards, Harvey ...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Lorentz K. Lorentzen on Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 06:50 pm:

Harvey

Sorry for the late reply...
As Chief Mate on board the ship I am 2.nd in command. My daily duties include the following: In charge of deck department with budgeting, purchasing, maintanence, work planning and so on. I also have all the responsibility for the cargo. Planning of stowage, loading operation, heating/cooling if needed during the voyage, discharging, tank cleaning and preperations for next cargo. I'm also the ship's doctor in case of injury or sickness. I also keep inventory of the medical supplies.

Experiences on the ship? Well we are 30 persons on board and you meet all kind of personalitys. We are 10 norwegians and 20 fillipinos, so there is also a difference in culture. On the long sea voyage our ship is the only man made object in sight. When I was a navigating officer, I saw a lot of what nature offers at sea. Beautiful sunsets, whales and dolphins, rough sea pounding the ship and so on.

Experiences off the ship are not so exiting as they used to be in say the 50's and 60's. We do not stay in port for a long time and there is a lot to do. On my brief shore leavs I like to go and see the sights or go shopping rather than go drinking at the first pub avalible. We do however see a lot also from the ship. There is also sometimes time to see stuff when we sign on and off.

I have been sailing since 2001, but I have only been chief mate for one year now.

Too many countries and ports to list here. US ports include Long Beach, Houston, Texas City, Freeport TX, Baton Rouge, Savannah, Baltimore, and some others that I don't remember. I've been on all continents exept for Australia.

At the moment we are crossing the Pacific en route from Ulsan in South Korea to Houston, via the Panama Canal. I will sign off in Houston and go home for Christmas. We are loaded with Base Oil, Prolylene Glycol and Isoprene at the moment.

Best regards from Lorentz


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ron Patterson-Nicholasville, Kentucky on Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 07:58 pm:

Lorentz
Give us your longitude and latitude so we can see where you are?
Ron the (other) Coilman


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Lorentz K. Lorentzen on Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 09:04 pm:

Noon pos 13/11/2011:

N 35 degrees 26,5 minutes
W 138 degrees 48,2 minutes

Hope that all of you guys are doing great!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ron Patterson-Nicholasville, Kentucky on Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 09:23 pm:

Lorentz
About 2000KM West of San Francisco?
Ron the Coilman


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hal Schedler, Sacramento on Monday, November 14, 2011 - 01:29 am:

That's 1242.74 miles, about half way to Hawaii, right?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Lorentz K. Lorentzen on Monday, November 14, 2011 - 09:27 am:

Yes, that sounds correct. We passed north of Hawaii about a week ago. Sometimes we pass through the Hawaiian islands. However that's further south and the total distance is longer. Route selection depends mostly on weather conditions and time of the year.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Danial Davis of Veneta, Oregon on Monday, November 14, 2011 - 02:57 pm:

Hi Lorentz. We ship through an outfit called Hellmann Logistics 2 or 3 times per year to Uruguay. No chemicals though, mostly finished steel products.

Sounds like a great job. I love the sea. Grew up the coast and make it back whenever I can.

I worked a commercial trawler for two summers when I was 15 and 16 years old. Loved every minute of it even though it was hard hard work.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By joncrane on Monday, November 14, 2011 - 03:39 pm:

Daniel Davis
Another fisherman playing with Model T's! I did a lot of gill netting out of NJ when I was in High School. If I had not gone to college, I would have been a commercial fisherman. Used to work for an old Norwegian named Sig Hansen who ran the Machanok, an old sub chaser converted to trawler. I always wonder if he is the grand father of the Sig Hansen on the Deadliest Catch.

Topics on this site sure do cover a lot of ground!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Michael Deichmann, Blistrup, Denmark on Monday, November 14, 2011 - 04:41 pm:

Every vessel have an AIS unit which identify the ship. The signal also have info about heading and speed as well as destination habour.
These signals can be received by special radios and a network of volunteers have set that up around the website

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?level0=100

As these receivers are at land, we cant see Lorentz' ship now, but we will most likely when he's a port.

Michael Deichmann
Coilman of Denmark :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Danial Davis of Veneta, Oregon on Monday, November 14, 2011 - 04:46 pm:

That's a great story, Jon. I love the sea and everything about her. My skipper was a neat old salt by the name of Jay Baccus. He and a crew of 6-8, worked the Mickey J out of the fishing village of Charleston, Oregon. Not sure where she ended up over the years though. I've been back there a few times looking for her but to no avail.

I learned a lot of colorful language from Jay...grin...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By joncrane on Monday, November 14, 2011 - 04:50 pm:

All captains were Captain Bligh. Colorful language and hard work!! Really hard work.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Danial Davis of Veneta, Oregon on Monday, November 14, 2011 - 04:55 pm:

Amen to that. There no slackers on board any fishing vessel - for very long anyway.

Says a lot that I can remember the name of the skipper, but can't remember the names of any of my teachers in college...


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