Captain Ken - Accounts from a life at sea
Captain Ken Owen had a long career at sea which included sailing as master with Overseas Containers Limited (OCL), P&O Containers and P&O Nedlloyd. Ken is now retired and in 2020 he started writing a monthly article for publication under using the pen name 'Captain Ken' in the Mellor Church Outlook magazine.
A number of articles that Ken has written are about his time with the company and he has very kindly agreed that we can share them here.
Nb1: To open up the list under each sub-heading, click on the down arrow to the right.
Nb2: The dates shown below indicate the ponlheritage.com publication date. The church magazine edition (MM/YY) is shown against each article.
Captain Ken - OCL, P&OCL & PONL period
Captain Ken #1 - Liverpool Bay refugee rescue - 20/11/2021
Captain Ken #5 - Strathconon yacht race rescue - 18/12/2021
Captain Ken #6 - Fire on board - 28/01/2022
Captain Ken #9 - The China Boats - 02/12/2022
Captain Ken #10 - Container Fire - 07/12/2022
Captain Ken #12 - Visits to the USA and Christmas - 27/12/2022
Captain Ken - The Blue Funnel days
Captain Ken #7 - The Ship's Cat - 12/05/2022
Captain Ken #9 - The China Boats - 02/12/2022
Captain Ken #12 - Visits to the USA and Christmas - 27/12/2022
Captain Ken #13 - Blue Funnel Tales - 05/01/2023
Captain Ken #14 - Fire on board in Liverpool dock - 12/01/2023
Captain Ken #15 - Signing up for a Life at Sea - 21/01/2023
Captain Ken #16 - A Day in a US Court - 27/01/2023
Captain Ken #17 - Adventures in Borneo - 14/02/2023
Captain Ken #19 - Communication at sea - 05/03/2023
Captain Ken #20 - Two very different surprises! - 16/03/2023
Captain Ken #21 - Measuring the Depths - 30/03/2023
Captain Ken - Other
Captain Ken #8 - Buckingham Palace - 27/11/2022
Captain Ken #12 - Visits to the USA and Christmas - 27/12/2022
Captain Ken #18 - Lloyds List award - 21/02/2023
Captain Ken #20 - Two very different surprises! - 16/03/2023