Photos from the Great Lakes.

[Southalabama]

Long commute

Rebel on a dolphin cruise in a Snow White uniform with shorts just wouldn’t look right.

Rebel as Forrest Gump on a shrimp boat? Long work low pay.

 

[Raven]

Long work low pay.

Not if it's his shrimp boat...
Rebel is a millionaire in the making...
I can feel it

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

You ever thought about working the boats in the Gulf? You got everything from the oil industry to coal barges on the intercoastal, the shrimp industry to tourism, sport fishing and dolphin cruises

Not steady work in the oil fields. Small tonnage boats you can't upgrade your license. I'm AB unlimited now. Could go oceans and make more. I've been here 10 years now. I'm ships Bosun and get 10 weeks paid vacation, 10% gross pay safety bonus per quarter, blue cross, eye, dental, life insurance, disability insurance long, short, Fidelity 401k 5% of gross from company for free, plus I put in 10%.
Sometimes the grass is greener somewhere else but it's usually over a septic tank.....

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Paid travel too.
We used to be on monthly pay but switched to weekly, cause ya know, sailors...
Weekly sucks liked it monthly.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Changing from steel to soft plasma lines on the bow, thank God. Too damm heavy.

 

[capt.joe]

I upgraded to oceans 1600/3000 ITC and MOT on sea time and never worked on anything over 300 ton. I think the biggest thing i was on eventually was a 2700 ton ITC AHTS with a Vanuatu license. Thinking of letting my STCW go which would drop me to 200 domestic. I saw an ad for non STCW MOT for 750 a day. Talked to a guy that just lost his relief capt pushing 2 gasoline barges new orleans to st marks to an 840 a day run. Day rates are crazy again

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

I upgraded to oceans 1600/3000 ITC and MOT on sea time and never worked on anything over 300 ton. I think the biggest thing i was on eventually was a 2700 ton ITC AHTS with a Vanuatu license. Thinking of letting my STCW go which would drop me to 200 domestic. I saw an ad for non STCW MOT for 750 a day. Talked to a guy that just lost his relief capt pushing 2 gasoline barges new orleans to st marks to an 840 a day run. Day rates are crazy again

Nice, go for it!
I let my stcw lapse due to not needing it here.
Worlds slowest drag race...

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Gulf sounds good today.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Had to come off anchor to swap captians out. I'm gonna remember this come vacation time. Back out on anchor.

*I love it here!* Said no one ever!! Supposed to be 7 degrees tonight, wth.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Bleh.