© Copyright Howard Cox 2007 – reproduced here with his kind permission.

Howard Cox writes, "Crowd waiting on deck for the appearance of an RAF Shackleton with spare parts for the radar.  In the foreground is the 2nd Engineer and behind him in light blue a stoker or greaser.  The chap in the dark blue top will be a seaman." 

Are you that 2nd Engineer?  If so please do drop me a line.

This photo will have been taken circa 1969 when, as Weather Surveyor, the ship would have been holding station somewhere in mid-Atlantic.  If you want to know more about life on an Ocean Weather Ship please see Mik Cass's article, "Life on Ocean Weather Ships 1966-1969" and also Howard Cox's account, written from the standpoint of an engineer officer, "Ocean Weather Ships" - both are thoroughly entertaining and offer a view into a world to which we will never return.