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Belfast

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Eric Sandelands
Feb 17, 2026
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Belfast City View (Photo: neico at Pixabay)

I think it must have been 1983 when I first visited Belfast. 1984, possibly.

I was a ship’s navigator on the MV Wheelsman, run out of London by Rowbotham Tankships. I’d been released at the end of my officer cadetship by P&O. I think we all were. They were challenging times economically and jobs were scarce.

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