This page is
dedicated to Captain Mike Lee (1927 - 1992) who was First Mate of
the LOTORIUM when I was on her as a deck apprentice in
1956/57.
m/v LOTORIUM
Flagship Eastern Fleet
PLADJU is one of those places where, if
you worked for Shell Tankers, you knew about - for the uninitiated it was to
be found after 24
hours steaming (overnight anchorage half way) through the Sumatran jungle on a pirate infested river
until the refinery was reached just down river from Palambang