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1973 and our voyage started from Pompey on Blue Rover for Princess Anne's honeymoon cruise alongside Britannia around the Caribbean . Then off on or way through the Panama Canal towards NZ for the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch. Quick Pit-stop in Pitcairn but fate intervened and we caught fire just after sailing and were towed by Britannia to Tahiti, her highness had jumped ship in the Galapagos Islands and flown home for Christmas, so no drama there. 6 great weeks in Papeete playing heaps of rugby and then head back to UK in a bit of a disgrace. Britannia carried on to NZ where she was met by Tidesurge to continue the Commonwealth Games Jollies`

Happiest days of my life at sea. " Molly Andrews promised me an "O" boat and gave me a "Tide" Proud member of the "Mombasa Rifles 1972"

!971 Olmeda first trip deck cadet along with 9 other first trippers. Back to South Shields for a 6 month trip and then off to Singapore to join Tidesurge. Seychelles, Mauritius, and the famous "Mombasa Rifles" up an down Kilindini Road. What's not to like!

Proud member of the Mombasa Rifles RFA Tidesurge 1972-1973

That is not the tidereach coming for a top up because she only had 5 ras Riggs that one has 6 i know I was one tidereach late 1959/1960s.

Was on her the trip before this one, just home trade and trip to holland.Signed off in Irvine Scotland,missed out 😢

2:11 is me in frame. When I was at TS Queen Elizabeth Sea cadets

what a great video I was on the RFA RESURGENT in 1968/69 great times.

was a sos one RFA Resurgent in 1967 on the navel task force for Aden

Fantastic video and memories. Joined the Grey Funnel line in 1976 as a JRO. Plumleaf being my first ship. Picked her up at during refit in South Shields. Stored up then sailed for Curacao, Rio, Falklands, Simon's Town, Bahrain, Gib then Portland. What a trip. Portishead Radio (GKA) thank you. Made the dizzy heights of ROA in the end, paying off in 1991 to join HM Coastguard. Sailed with some fantastic people both crew and Officers. Enjoyed every minute. Even met my wife to be !!! during a work up. Those memories. Quite amazing and fantastic. Long live the Grey Funnel line.

I am reading the book “Four times a scapegoat” by Captain Doug Harvey, who is the Scottish captain you see in this documentary that ran the ship up the beach. This whole trip is described in the book. Very interesting! A colourful character who has led an interesting life.

Takes me back to my days in the RFA in the 70's

I steered the Ark Royal under the forth bridge (sea trials) later worked on The Olwen in dry dock on the Tyne

Thank you for this. Several of my past ships were featured, including my first, RFA Grey Rover.

My mother, brother and I spent a few wonderful days on Tidesurge when we were based in Singapore. My father was in the Navy and had gone off on Tarbatness with my older brother for a jolly of some sort, and somehow we got invited here. I was 7 and my younger brother was 6. I remember the wonderful food (thank you), the fishtank with a Lion fish, a lovely man with a big red beard whose name I forget but he was so kind to us - and the junior quartermasters certificates which we earned after 'steering' the ship! Fantastic memories.....

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I was on Tidesurge in 1968, fun ship. You know what they said in those days, “chatty but happy” . Still have the photographs, lost the ‘T’ shirt.

That other RFA tanker was not the Tidereach show in the video I sailed on it 1959-1964 and it in not it.

Sailed on her 79m t0 late 80 had a great time

COST YOU A HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS AND WE STILL GOT OUR FUEL. All you got was sunburn.

Good bit of filming . I served on the TIDEPOOL in 69/70 .Also done Beira. The other oiler is not the Tidereach but one of the O boats either Olna Olwen or Olmeda. Sorry

Takes me back a few years. I was on the RFAOlwen during this time in the Caribbean. Really enjoyed this trip.

This is an awesome video - brings back so many memories of my happy days in the RFA. Thanks for posting this. 🙏🏻

Sad to see, blooming good ship. 3 times on her. Promoted to Purser on her 1983

My father, Paul Renner, was an electrician on board that day. It was great to have some of his stories filedl in.

Heart breaking. I had many a great time aboard .

I'm at the interview stage of the joining process for the engineering Apprenticeship,if is there any tips anyone could give me it would be largely appreciated.

A very interesting piece of vintage film of which I doubt there is very much about. In these days of digital media it seems there is always a recording facility at hand. I was a Deck Apprentice with BP Tankers at the same time as this film represents and how I wish I had had the means to record some of the events and experiences I witnessed. Films such as this stimulates the memory so thanks for that.

Our history’s scrapped well done to our piss poor government....

Gosh, this takes me back. I was 2nd on Tidereach at this time, and have superb memories, especially R & R in Mombasa, and visiting the game reserves. I also have cine of my time in the RFA which I hope to post soon for interest. Very happy times they were. Thanks Chris.

Hi not sure if this is still active Was on the Tidesurge 70/71 far east and have just had some cine put onto video been boxed away all these years you are more than welcome to it about 8 mins long just let me know

Lol buoy and route.... confusion

Best ship I ever served on twice during the 80's. My brother served on her several time from 1967, including her maiden voyage. During the deployment called Orient Express I was known as the Store Mouseman after having evicted a mouse from the food holds in my bare hands. I did see the actual video of her beaching which was very sad.

sailed on her twice 79 around the uk and med , then again to far east oz and nz 83/84

Are you the same @RFANostalgia from Twitter?

Sang this song quite a few times in the bar on the Tidesurge and others. Never met Barry Lord but heard about him from Mick Donovan and various people who had sailed with him.

My first ship 1977, Plymouth to Fremantle. Sorry to see her go.

Why infamous?

Very good!

Better off as an artificial reef under the sea to benefit marine life than face an end like this.

I remember scratch her starboard bow on Navy Days with our Loyal class fleet tender. At Portland.

Sad Was on her during the Falklands war

Bloody sad to see. My first ship 1979, again in 82 and 83!

Just shows what you can do when Health & Safety for your workers really isn't one of your concerns. And that you pay them £5 a week .... We should scrap our own taxpayer funded vessels like this to keep the work here to recycle that last bit of money and the parts on her. To see Ark Royal being dismembered by Turks was just heartbreaking.

Sad, my first in 1979, Brazex. Twice more in 82 and 83

Best Documentary yet iv'e seen on Alang sorry to see Regent go , Cheer's

hopefully you can show the same for tiderace as it went through today - 08/09/2017.

It's sad to see one of my dads favourite ship (regent) go like that

My father was a Stoker on board that day. PO2 Eddie Diplock(aka Dippers); the first of the fallen you honoured. Thank you. Did he join you at the pubs, or was he on duty that night?

As I remembered it, the submarine tried to surface underneath "Grey" call letters GYXM.