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Your Name:: Craig Holmes

About Me:: I first joined Wellpark as a junior cadet in the Hiroshima shipyard when she was built and did two trips in her. I was a senior cadet in her during the time of the rescue and later paid off in Ulsan drydock in Korea (after breaking my leg playing football). I have been at sea, on and off, most of my life with various shipping companies, including my own for a short but harrowing period. I am now a New Zealander and have recently as a marine pilot at Port Otago (Port Chalmers & Dunedin), Stewart Island and Fiordland on the SW coast of NZ. From September 2008 to June 2011 I worked as a pilot in Port Walcott in North-West Australia.
The plan now is to travel extensively, to write and teach English, mainly to Chinese in China, so I can, in turn, improve my Mandarin fluency.

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At 11:54pm on April 24, 2008, Mike Newton said…: Hi Craig,

Glad you found us! Hope you can add some stories to this site even if you can't make it from the other side of the world to one of the reunions

At 3:49pm on April 26, 2008, Chi Pham said…: Thanks Craig for joining our site and most of all thanks for helping us 30 years ago. Sounds like you travel the world since then. If you have any pictures or stories to contibute to our site we appreciate very much. Chi

At 11:32pm on May 4, 2008, Mike Newton said…: Hi Craig,

If you've got any photos or printed material you want to put on the site, you should find it really easy. Just email if you have any problems.
Yes, I remember you breaking your leg. You got home quick, but we had a long a depressing journey back home. In fact it looked like we might not even get home for Christmas. We dragged our way round three Korean ports, had a quick stop in Hong Kong and then back to Europe with packs of timber in the bottom of the holds, with containers stacked on top. And about 10 pleasure cruisers. We came out past Gibraltar into the Atlantic and the stacks of containers started collapsing. So after a couple of days heaved to, riding out the storm, we went into Lisbon to take out and re-stack the cargo. A long the way many radio controlled toys fell out of their boxes, so the cadets had races up and down the alleyways. I think we all paid off in a foggy Rotterdam. Mike

At 1:44am on May 5, 2008, andrew dryburgh said…: Hi Craig, remeber meeting you on the "Betty C?", went back to sea too,general cargo then tankers (BP).Left 10 years ago and now Tugmaster at Faslane shoving the Navy about!
Graham Smith from Orkney told me on Ships Nostalgia site that you were in NZ. Any jobs for aquamaster ASD drivers?winks.
All the best, Andy

At 12:41am on May 6, 2008, Chi Pham said…: At 11:28pm on May 5th, 2008, Chi Pham said…
Thanks Craig. I hope you and all the cadets can make it so we can say thank you in person. Thanks for what you (the Wellpark crew)have done 30 years ago and thanks for your and Mike's help looking through your old pictures to post on our site. Chi

At 3:13pm on May 11, 2008, Mike Newton said…: Great pictures Craig. they really show what life was like in those few days at sea just after the rescue. Have you got any more?

At 6:00pm on May 13, 2008, Lauren Truong/aka: Van Bich Pham said…: Hello Mate, see you online at the moment. What time is it down under?

Thanks for the posting the pix. Hope to see you at the reunion!

At 2:35pm on May 27, 2008, Carmel Fenton said…: Hi-ya

Its really cool to see some new pictures !!

Thanks
Carmel x

At 10:35am on June 2, 2008, Lauren Truong/aka: Van Bich Pham said…: Very well. Looking fwd to see you here! Let us know the time frame you'll be in town. Perhaps you can join the us on a couple of outings. If you'd like we can send a few hotel recommendations.

At 12:23pm on June 2, 2008, Carmel Fenton said…: Whoooo - hoooooooo !!!!!! Tremendous news that your going to the reunion as well - I'm only just getting my head round to the fact we are. My mum, husband and duaghter (she's 3 1/2) are all going too.