Sailed on the MV Ambassador in 1961 as RO. Joined in Jarrow dry dock to pick up a cargo of fertiliser in Hamburg for Shanghai. Engine broke down enroute Hamburg in a North Sea storm so it was a tow job to the nearest German port for repairs. Engine broke down again in the Indian Ocean enroute to Shanghai. I paid off in London after 6 months. Ironically I was on a tanker a few years later enroute to the Caribbean when the auto alarm was triggered by a distress signal. It was the Ambassador which was in distress in poor weather conditions about 300 miles N of our posn. From memory the closest vessel was an Italian passenger ship. The engine had broken down on the Ambassador. She stayed afloat for a day or so before going under. A number of the crew were lost including the RO and the Captain when they abandoned ship. A few stayed with the wreck and were picked up by yhe US Coast Guard Cheers John No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3720 - Release Date: 06/23/11 04:34:00