That " moaning Scouse Knob" you so eloquelently describe happened to pass away last year whilst offshore. He was one of the most genuine descent guys i have met offshore and i am sure there would be loads of OI personnel which passed through his systems over the years that would back this up.
I was working with Colin in Feb/March this year in Egypt on the Grampian Surveyor. He’s doing fine, the big old Nigerian beard he used to wear is gone and he is now living fulltime on Menorca and is doing alright. Sorry no contact details for him.