Lizzi B
@lizzib.bsky.social
Deck Officer. Hoping to get away with more comments until The Company finds me (again). Views entirely my own (but probably -unofficially- shared by many of my colleagues).
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We always thought this was just a sock...
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
We always thought this was just a sock...
We just sailed past an active volcano, and whilst I was watching the minor eruptions I saw a small meteor shower.
My job's pretty cool sometimes.
My job's pretty cool sometimes.
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We just sailed past an active volcano, and whilst I was watching the minor eruptions I saw a small meteor shower.
My job's pretty cool sometimes.
My job's pretty cool sometimes.
I read Baby's Breath on the train journey to join this ship, & I could well be reading the next one on the train journey home 🤯
News! #BookSky
Sequel to #BabysBreath: "Fallen Feathers", out late Nov.
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Baby's Breath reader quotes ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Brilliant from the first page”
"This book is extraordinary"
“Edge-of-your-seat from start to finish”
“Sensational, an absolute rollercoaster”
“An astonishingly accomplished crime novel”
Sequel to #BabysBreath: "Fallen Feathers", out late Nov.
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Baby's Breath reader quotes ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Brilliant from the first page”
"This book is extraordinary"
“Edge-of-your-seat from start to finish”
“Sensational, an absolute rollercoaster”
“An astonishingly accomplished crime novel”
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I read Baby's Breath on the train journey to join this ship, & I could well be reading the next one on the train journey home 🤯
Our Service of Remembrance today had a rather atmospheric backdrop of lightning and water spouts on the horizon.
The rain stopping & the sun breaking through at the first note of The Last Post felt fitting though.
We will remember them.
The rain stopping & the sun breaking through at the first note of The Last Post felt fitting though.
We will remember them.
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Our Service of Remembrance today had a rather atmospheric backdrop of lightning and water spouts on the horizon.
The rain stopping & the sun breaking through at the first note of The Last Post felt fitting though.
We will remember them.
The rain stopping & the sun breaking through at the first note of The Last Post felt fitting though.
We will remember them.
It's Fish Friday.
The Galley have gone rogue & decided we're having Swordfish & Baby New Potatoes for lunch, rather than the traditional Fish & Chips.
I can't explain why, but it feels wrong.
The Galley have gone rogue & decided we're having Swordfish & Baby New Potatoes for lunch, rather than the traditional Fish & Chips.
I can't explain why, but it feels wrong.
October 31, 2025 at 7:57 AM
It's Fish Friday.
The Galley have gone rogue & decided we're having Swordfish & Baby New Potatoes for lunch, rather than the traditional Fish & Chips.
I can't explain why, but it feels wrong.
The Galley have gone rogue & decided we're having Swordfish & Baby New Potatoes for lunch, rather than the traditional Fish & Chips.
I can't explain why, but it feels wrong.
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"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
Seemingly endless laps of the deck just to get a 5km run in is made slightly easier when this is the view:
October 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Seemingly endless laps of the deck just to get a 5km run in is made slightly easier when this is the view:
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Rain Barkels is my favourite IndyCar driver.
kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school
October 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Rain Barkels is my favourite IndyCar driver.
I bloody love lighthouses.
No prizes from me if you can identify this one, but you can revel in your own smugness if you do know where it is.
No prizes from me if you can identify this one, but you can revel in your own smugness if you do know where it is.
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I bloody love lighthouses.
No prizes from me if you can identify this one, but you can revel in your own smugness if you do know where it is.
No prizes from me if you can identify this one, but you can revel in your own smugness if you do know where it is.
My A-Level English Literature paper was under-marked TWICE because the people it landed with couldn't read joined-up writing 😑 (No, I'm not joking, and no, I'm still not over it).
This policy will work out just fine...
This policy will work out just fine...
October 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My A-Level English Literature paper was under-marked TWICE because the people it landed with couldn't read joined-up writing 😑 (No, I'm not joking, and no, I'm still not over it).
This policy will work out just fine...
This policy will work out just fine...
The Ship Lurgy finally caught up with me yesterday. My colleagues are about as supportive as you'd expect...
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Ship Lurgy finally caught up with me yesterday. My colleagues are about as supportive as you'd expect...
I have just planned a route between major ports that comes out 400nm LESS than the stated distance in Admiralty Ocean Passages for the World (NP136).
The self doubt on this one is STRONG.
The self doubt on this one is STRONG.
I'm having one of those weeks where it seems bonkers to me that my employer tells me where the ship needs to be & when, & then just lets me plan the route.
I'm literally just drawing lines on a computer screen, & the Officers of the Watch follow them until we get there? Weird.
I'm literally just drawing lines on a computer screen, & the Officers of the Watch follow them until we get there? Weird.
a man says something seems really sketchy about this while wearing a sweater
Alt: David from TV Show Schitt's Creek (a dark haired man with similarly prominent eyebrows) saying, "something seems really sketchy about this". The word sketchy highlights orange as he says it.
media.tenor.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I have just planned a route between major ports that comes out 400nm LESS than the stated distance in Admiralty Ocean Passages for the World (NP136).
The self doubt on this one is STRONG.
The self doubt on this one is STRONG.
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Dodos were thriving when the Mary Rose sank.
October 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Dodos were thriving when the Mary Rose sank.
The view for this evening's Bridge Wing ukulele session.
Don't worry, we're not at sea; I'm not torturing the watchkeepers with a shoddy version of Sloop John B
Don't worry, we're not at sea; I'm not torturing the watchkeepers with a shoddy version of Sloop John B
October 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The view for this evening's Bridge Wing ukulele session.
Don't worry, we're not at sea; I'm not torturing the watchkeepers with a shoddy version of Sloop John B
Don't worry, we're not at sea; I'm not torturing the watchkeepers with a shoddy version of Sloop John B
I'm having one of those weeks where it seems bonkers to me that my employer tells me where the ship needs to be & when, & then just lets me plan the route.
I'm literally just drawing lines on a computer screen, & the Officers of the Watch follow them until we get there? Weird.
I'm literally just drawing lines on a computer screen, & the Officers of the Watch follow them until we get there? Weird.
a man says something seems really sketchy about this while wearing a sweater
Alt: David from TV Show Schitt's Creek (a dark haired man with similarly prominent eyebrows) saying, "something seems really sketchy about this". The word sketchy highlights orange as he says it.
media.tenor.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm having one of those weeks where it seems bonkers to me that my employer tells me where the ship needs to be & when, & then just lets me plan the route.
I'm literally just drawing lines on a computer screen, & the Officers of the Watch follow them until we get there? Weird.
I'm literally just drawing lines on a computer screen, & the Officers of the Watch follow them until we get there? Weird.
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Amazon have removed the guns from their Bond posters, giving the tantalising impression that Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan think you’re a wanker.
October 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Amazon have removed the guns from their Bond posters, giving the tantalising impression that Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan think you’re a wanker.
If you see this, post a bridge.
September 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you see this, post a bridge.
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In case you didn't know, I published 2 books this month. I'm really proud of them both.
One is about some unbelievable shit committed by horrific and highly improbable crooks.
And the other is a crime novel.
Both ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Enjoy.
www.amazon.co.uk/Babys-Breath...
www.amazon.co.uk/Tories-End-E...
One is about some unbelievable shit committed by horrific and highly improbable crooks.
And the other is a crime novel.
Both ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Enjoy.
www.amazon.co.uk/Babys-Breath...
www.amazon.co.uk/Tories-End-E...
September 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
In case you didn't know, I published 2 books this month. I'm really proud of them both.
One is about some unbelievable shit committed by horrific and highly improbable crooks.
And the other is a crime novel.
Both ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Enjoy.
www.amazon.co.uk/Babys-Breath...
www.amazon.co.uk/Tories-End-E...
One is about some unbelievable shit committed by horrific and highly improbable crooks.
And the other is a crime novel.
Both ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Enjoy.
www.amazon.co.uk/Babys-Breath...
www.amazon.co.uk/Tories-End-E...
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September 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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I’ve asked the Coast Guard if I can be buried at sea but they’re insisting I need to be dead first
September 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I’ve asked the Coast Guard if I can be buried at sea but they’re insisting I need to be dead first
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep:
1. The sinking of SS El Faro;
2. The sinking of (& conspiracies surrounding) the MV Estonia;
3. The class of ship I'm currently sailing on.
(I think I need better hobbies)
1. The sinking of SS El Faro;
2. The sinking of (& conspiracies surrounding) the MV Estonia;
3. The class of ship I'm currently sailing on.
(I think I need better hobbies)
list 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep
1. Single season ‘90s TV shows
2. Hamlet through the ages as an avatar for emotional repression and later the healing process of mental health.
3. The secret life of Jack Traven aka Johnny Utah aka John fucking Wick
1. Single season ‘90s TV shows
2. Hamlet through the ages as an avatar for emotional repression and later the healing process of mental health.
3. The secret life of Jack Traven aka Johnny Utah aka John fucking Wick
list 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep
1. the portrayal of women in renaissance poetry
2. the portrayal of women in big r romantic poetry
3. the trans spec fic renaissance we're currently in
1. the portrayal of women in renaissance poetry
2. the portrayal of women in big r romantic poetry
3. the trans spec fic renaissance we're currently in
September 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep:
1. The sinking of SS El Faro;
2. The sinking of (& conspiracies surrounding) the MV Estonia;
3. The class of ship I'm currently sailing on.
(I think I need better hobbies)
1. The sinking of SS El Faro;
2. The sinking of (& conspiracies surrounding) the MV Estonia;
3. The class of ship I'm currently sailing on.
(I think I need better hobbies)
"How's the onboard training going?"
Glad you asked:
Glad you asked:
September 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"How's the onboard training going?"
Glad you asked:
Glad you asked:
I had the perfect opportunity today, to use an uneventful Saturday duty to do the rest of the month's route plans & get them out of the way.
Did I seize that opportunity? No. I watched YouTube videos and ate Starmix instead 😔
Did I seize that opportunity? No. I watched YouTube videos and ate Starmix instead 😔
September 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I had the perfect opportunity today, to use an uneventful Saturday duty to do the rest of the month's route plans & get them out of the way.
Did I seize that opportunity? No. I watched YouTube videos and ate Starmix instead 😔
Did I seize that opportunity? No. I watched YouTube videos and ate Starmix instead 😔
I narrowly avoided Karaoke this evening, which is lucky because I realised at the door of the venue that I'm not sure I have a failsafe Karaoke song anymore.
Might need to work on that.
Might need to work on that.
September 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I narrowly avoided Karaoke this evening, which is lucky because I realised at the door of the venue that I'm not sure I have a failsafe Karaoke song anymore.
Might need to work on that.
Might need to work on that.
I don't care about the colour of their ships; the name "Stealthgas" has always been hilarious to me.
(No, my sense of humour did not mature beyond 10 years old)
(No, my sense of humour did not mature beyond 10 years old)
Stealthgas? Stealthgas?!?
YOU'VE PAINTED IT BRIGHT ORANGE!!!
YOU'VE PAINTED IT BRIGHT ORANGE!!!
September 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I don't care about the colour of their ships; the name "Stealthgas" has always been hilarious to me.
(No, my sense of humour did not mature beyond 10 years old)
(No, my sense of humour did not mature beyond 10 years old)