Comments on: Fishing Memories by Warren Coles Kolher

By: stevehutch

stevehutch — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:26:34 +0000

hello warren, you mentioned orsino. my dad did his last trip in her, when she was on fire. he retired shortly after. my dads name was albert hutchinson. my dad has been deceased for some years now.i wondered what info you can remember about my dad, ie, his rating etc. i do know eddie wooldridge was skipper. i would be very grateful if you got further info.after the fire, i think they flew the crew to aberdeen and they then came home on coach. my email adress is stevechris@stevechris.karoo.co.uk
kind regards
steve hutch

By: warren

warren — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:13:51 +0000

thanks, for email, it’s over 39 years since i sailed out of GY. I can remember some lads who I sailed with.
but I do remember a chap from fleetwood who was a 1st MATE called smelly. But I could never understand why they sailed out of GY?

It’s like a lad that sailed out of GY as A COOK he always wrote a MENU. THE lads never had time to read it all they wanted some thing that was hot & tasted very good and turn in, The next time that I met him was sailing out of LT HIS name was Scott and came from Fleetwood.
It’s like all out siders sailing on the BOATS OUT OF lOWESTOFT were givern a nick name i.e. my my nick name COB STAN i know what a COB is. some were called Fleetys and like some GY fisher men were called Yellow bellies.
all the best
warren

By: lesley Scott

lesley Scott — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:35:33 +0000

Hi Warren did you sail with any of the Scotts from Fleetwoodbut mainly sailed out of Grimsby? Norman Jim or Alan ( charlie)
My dad and brothers.

By: Cliff Pountney

Cliff Pountney — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:49:41 +0000

Hi there Warren,
Been having a chat to old Rammy, How did you get on at the UEA.
I heard you did your Masters Degree in Engineering, Last I heard of you, you were Lecturing in Marine & Aero Natical engineering at Sheffield.
I got married and left the sea after we had that mishap when we were diving in the Gulf. At least I can say I have been to Sea
Cliff

By: lez

lez — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:05:54 +0000

Just been reading what I have wrote, It was my Dad that found this site on my PC when he found your name,
And yes by your name as P James had said can’t be any one else with that handle like yours.
Contact us on lezrammy@sky.com

By: lez

lez — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:28:28 +0000

Is that ODD JOB Cob Stan, from HIGH PATH Kissingland Beach Suffolk. Who worked for Colne Trawlers in Lowestoft 1974 on wards.
My dad and me was in the Eagle Pub when he took out pictures from the 70s. And made a comment as to the length of that Mexican Tash you had taken?
My Dad said it was a full Beard. When you came on the boat But on the way back to port in a bad sea down below in the engine room when the motor man had taken off some strapping on this pipe and you burnt part of your beard off on the left side of your face,
My Dad killed his self laughing that much that he dropped his pint.

Then started to tell us about the time the lads had worked on deck in the pounds for 19hours when you came on deck with your oils on and helped to gut shoot the nets as well as haul them in with the other lads.
Jeff my Dad said that you saved the ship from being impouned and the crew arrested. So whilst the boat was tied up they unloaded the fish for a good price and 4 days later you were fishing once again

All the best Jeff & Lez
Also one time the trawler had to go into port some where in Norway when the police were at the dock arresting the ship and crew,
when the skipper ask you to come and explain to those people that the engine could not be repaired at sea to them in their own language
He said what he can’t understand why a brain Box like you were doing sailing on Trawlers with all thoses universitys Bsc and what have you

By: P James ex skipper

P James ex skipper — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:53:21 +0000

Hi Cob Stan Just been looking through the web, and found you, No one has a name like yours you Krout Ha Ha!!. I know you email will contact you and have a chat.
Like every trawler you signed on as a cook the half the fisherman would fight to get on the same boat as were on,
My son jim is in the Army and he has not got a good word for Army Cooks. I told him about you and said you could make a meal out of the engineers sweat rag.
PJ

By: e cole

e cole — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:57:08 +0000

Just looking through the webs and clicked onto this Fleetwood thing By does it bring back some memories to me

By: e cole

e cole — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:53:31 +0000

Hi Warren
I saild with you on Lepanto out of Grimsby in 74 I always wondered what happened to you the only Cheif engineer that could cook a dam good square meal.
I left the sea when I lost my right arm in 77

Eddy