Originally Posted by
Doug E Style
I don’t know anybody who would load less fuel than they wanted to for such little financial gain.
In the 70s the money fleet was the BAC111 out of Manchester which earnt sacks of deutschmarks for a 4 night stops and membership of the officers mess in Berlin - cheap grub and booze! Mate did a trip with a skipper who ate and drank the passenger catering and had four aluminium foil packets containing sandwiches labeled days of the week for his evening nourishment in the hotel paid for by BEA. Breakfast was free.
1% of a couple of tons of fuel isn't to be sniffed at.