this coming week, I am going to work for the new owner of the ex T-AGS51 JOHN McDONNELL to bring the vessel from its present location in Hawaii to Seattle during November.
He has asked me to start recruiting crewmembers for the voyage and to solicit for resumes. Immediately needed will be a limited licensed chief engineer with good knowledge of EMDs followed by other officers and crew during the remainder of October. The McDONNELL’s tonnage is 1767grt and power is 1900kW
as mentioned previously, persons located in the NW or west coast are preferred but all should apply if interested. The owner also would be very interested in those with fishing or workboat industry experience in Alaska or on the west coast. Presently, this job is only for the delivery voyage but longer term employment can be anticipated. Other than the McDONNELL, the owner has a fleet of other vessels he operates including additional ex government ships. I believe this is a company with much potential to grow in the future which should be awarded interesting research and survey contracts.
Terms of employment and pay are not available to be posted here but as also mentioned previously, please don’t expect the GoM rates for pay. The owner will accept the resumes directly and he will contact those who he wishes to discuss positions with. (I deleted the owner’s email so please PM me directly for more info on how to apply if interested.)
Ahem, c.captain, advertising commercial services/employment opportunities is strictly forbidden under forum rules and regulations. Special price on the job board, just for you;-)
[QUOTE=Mikey;145556]Ahem, c.captain, advertising commercial services/employment opportunities is strictly forbidden under forum rules and regulations. Special price on the job board, just for you;-)[/QUOTE]
sorry Mike but when did it get so pricey there? What’s this special deal? I would hope that you guys would allow this one to stay and why have an employment section anyway if forum members can’t put in openings they know of?
I was mate on the McDonnell in '06. Happy to have left her, but that was mostly on account of the old man. Figured that out as soon as I got there, I was the 4th guy in less than a year to take the job, but when you need work you take what you can get.
Good little ship, comfortable cabins so long as you lived above the main deck, and a decent main. She also has a donkey engine we ran in lieu of the main for slower speed surveys. Best part were the boats we would launch daily, they ran closer to shore and towed their own sonar. Crew had some pretty interesting stories about working just after the Christmas tsunami.
I am sure the resume pile is stacking up as we speak. I am sure sailing with you would be an “experience” a young man would always remember. It sounds like this “you think this is bad, one time I sailed from Hawaii to Seattle with…and…holy crap it was the bar that none will ever pass under.”
[QUOTE=Number360;145565]I am sure the resume pile is stacking up as we speak. I am sure sailing with you would be an “experience” a young man would always remember. It sounds like this “you think this is bad, one time I sailed from Hawaii to Seattle with…and…holy crap it was the bar that none will ever pass under.”[/QUOTE]
haha…such a hilarious little man you are. You want me to save you the OS position?
[QUOTE=z-drive;145558]well its really no worse then when tenner cenac came on here trying to sell 21/7 on a inland tug…right? we ran him off right away![/QUOTE]
Yeah and I recall being one of the lynch mob. Please don’t lump me in with that cretin…this ain’t no Gulf Offshore Marine and I intend to enjoy running the McDONNELL as the fine little ship she is. Except for the crap weather on the coast in Nov. it should be a lovely cruise!
[QUOTE=c.captain;145546]this coming week, I am going to work for the new owner of the ex T-AGS51 JOHN McDONNELL to bring the vessel from its present location in Hawaii to Seattle during November.
He has asked me to start recruiting crewmembers for the voyage and to solicit for resumes. Immediately needed will be a limited licensed chief engineer with good knowledge of EMDs followed by other officers and crew during the remainder of October. The McDONNELL’s tonnage is 1767grt and power is 1900kW
as mentioned previously, persons located in the NW or west coast are preferred but all should apply if interested. The owner also would be very interested in those with fishing or workboat industry experience in Alaska or on the west coast. Presently, this job is only for the delivery voyage but longer term employment can be anticipated. Other than the McDONNELL, the owner has a fleet of other vessels he operates including additional ex government ships. I believe this is a company with much potential to grow in the future which should be awarded interesting research and survey contracts.
Terms of employment and pay are not available to be posted here but as also mentioned previously, please don’t expect the GoM rates for pay. The owner will accept the resumes directly and he will contact those who he wishes to discuss positions with. (I deleted the owner’s email so please PM me directly for more info on how to apply if interested.)
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Every job is good job if you need one.
There are plenty of mariners who enjoy doing the occasional job like this. The keyword being occasional.
There are also plenty of mariners working for less money, including most mariners in the Gulf. After you get past the top 10 companies in the Gulf, most don’t pay as much as the PNW or NY.
I was on McDonnell in '05. Worst job i ever had. Best food hands down and some good shipmates but the boatswain was a piece of work. Good fishing off her stern as she goes so slowly.
She’s funny looking though. A guy came aboard to sign on when I was on gangway and he said, “Nice ship. Where’s the rest of it?”
[QUOTE=DeckApe;145639]She’s funny looking though. A guy came aboard to sign on when I was on gangway and he said, “Nice ship. Where’s the rest of it?”[/QUOTE]
you are certainly right about the vessel’s lines…one cannot use the work “graceful” when describing her.
[QUOTE=c.captain;145546]this coming week, I am going to work for the new owner of the ex T-AGS51 JOHN McDONNELL to bring the vessel from its present location in Hawaii to Seattle during November.
He has asked me to start recruiting crewmembers for the voyage and to solicit for resumes. Immediately needed will be a limited licensed chief engineer with good knowledge of EMDs followed by other officers and crew during the remainder of October. The McDONNELL’s tonnage is 1767grt and power is 1900kW
as mentioned previously, persons located in the NW or west coast are preferred but all should apply if interested. The owner also would be very interested in those with fishing or workboat industry experience in Alaska or on the west coast. Presently, this job is only for the delivery voyage but longer term employment can be anticipated. Other than the McDONNELL, the owner has a fleet of other vessels he operates including additional ex government ships. I believe this is a company with much potential to grow in the future which should be awarded interesting research and survey contracts.
Terms of employment and pay are not available to be posted here but as also mentioned previously, please don’t expect the GoM rates for pay. The owner will accept the resumes directly and he will contact those who he wishes to discuss positions with. (I deleted the owner’s email so please PM me directly for more info on how to apply if interested.)
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What is your email address, I sailed on her when operated by MSC.
want to thank all my fellow mariners who PM’ed me inquiring about positions on the McDONNELL. Not going to keep bumping up this thread but thought I’d do it this one time to say that if you are still sitting on the fence on messaging me, you should do so soon. I’ll let this one slowly die after today until just before the vessel sails if we are shorthanded but I don’t see that happening.
