Position: Able-bodied seaman (AB) I’ve been at NIWA for 12 years, since 2007. Before that I worked at Sealords. We do different work depending the trip. I love working in these conditions (*covered in sea spray after cleaning the deck*) but I’m looking forward to...
Position: Leading hand Way back when Glen and I used to be the boat boys we used to run our moorings out the side of the ship in the cutaway, tow them out in the work boat and then come back to the ship. We put a mooring out. Once the mooring was out by 4-5 kilometres...
Position: Able-bodied seaman (AB) One morning I fell into the water at the wharf in all my gear! The ladder rung snapped and I couldn’t figure out which way was up because it was dark. While I was down there I saw a piecost and I knew I was going to be alright. I’ve...
Position: Bosun The nickname came from when I started working here. There were three other people all ending in -oh. The leading hand at the time was Jonno, the deckhand was Shelmo, another crew member was called Deano, and so Glen became Glenbo. I’ve been working at...
