WheelhouseHartmann Group News

Coming Home

ISSUE 11 | 2015

EDITORIAL 2

MANAGEMENT & COMPANY NEWS 7

COMING HOME 17

WEDDING SPECIAL 27

LIFE ON BOARD 33

TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE 37

SPORTS & LEISURE 43

ENTERTAINMENT 49Photo Contest 50

Puzzles 55

Activities next issue 58

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Just in time for Christmas the topic of this edition of “Wheelhouse” is a very emotional one: “Coming home” is certainly an important phrase in a Seafarer’s life and certainly also in the lives of many of our travelling employees. This applies even more at Christmas, where most of us look forward to spend this time with the family, but obviously not everybody will be able to do so.

From my childhood memories I of course recall very well the excitement when my father returned after months and months at sea. Being a small boy, the time he was away always seemed like eternity, and indeed in the first days it was sometimes a bit strange having him in the house again, to be honest: All of a sudden we turned from a 3-person to a 4-person household, and it always took a while to get fully used to it. But in any case it was exciting, and I very much enjoyed this part of our lives, when he came back with loads of stories and some exotic gifts (those days it was already exciting to see a solar-driven handheld calculator, which was available in the U.S….).

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Especially the Christmas days used to be very intense when my father was not there, because we could listen to a radio-show, which relayed Seafarer’s greetings from the vessels to their relatives at home and vice versa. This sounds very anachronistic these days (and it certainly is…), but this is probably the most intense Christmas-memory of my childhood, because it was at the same time sad but also unbelievable cosy, gut-wrenching, nice – in short Christmas at it’s best!

Nowadays it is often me returning home after a business trip, although the latter rarely

takes longer than a week. For sure this is different from the months a Seafarer spends away from his family. But still, the excitement of my boys upon my return and their questions about the trip resemble my own childhood memories, and that I certainly enjoy a lot!

Does this short moment of joy and excitement outweigh all the time most of us spend away from our families? I think this pretty much depends on each individual’s perception and how she or he experiences travelling. Personally I still like it very much − on the one hand because I always liked travelling and seeing the world, on the other hand I see it like this:

Without being away every now and then, I probably wouldn’t fully appreciate how nice it is to be home.

In this spirit I wish all Readers a Merry Christmas, a happy New Year 2016 and of course lots of joy reading the “Wheelhouse”.

Dr. Niels Hartmann

Editorial

Dr. Niels Hartmann

Chief Executive Officer

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Looking for a new home:Refugees on board JS CAESAR

In April 2015 me and my crew of JS CAESAR took part in a “Search and Rescue operation” off the Libyan Coast. When we were approaching the appointed location given by MRCC Rome about 37 NM off the shore, we noticed a rubber boat loaded with refugees. Their chances to survive were very small. They had already been at sea for two days and ran out of fresh water, food and had almost no fuel. We picked them up and took them on board and safely transported them to Palermo in Sicilia, where the Italian Coastguards took them over.

In total, we rescued 88 people. That was a very big challenge for me and my crew. We had no space and accommodation for so many people, so we kept them all on deck, except for an advanced pregnant woman.

The refugees spent with us one and a half days. That was a very hard time for me. On the one hand, I was worried about the safety of my crew and the vessel, but on the other hand I felt responsible for these people which we picked up. Luckily, they didn’t make any problems. They were just grateful that their lives had been saved.

The worst was the first night as we had picked them up after sunset. They were all wet and the night was cold. I was afraid whether all of them would be alive in the morning. The next big challenge was food for such

a big amount of people, but my crew, especially the cook, did an excellent job.

After disembarkation of the refugees in Palermo we had to disinfect the whole vessel. Anyway, for some time I was observing my crew members for any symptoms of diseases. Some of the people we had rescued were from Nigeria, so we were worried about ‘Ebola’ or other infectious diseases. Luckily, everything was fine.

Me and my crew are very proud of the fact that we rescued 88 people. Their thanks and gratefulness are the biggest reward for us.

Capt. Hubert Guzowicz

JS CAESAR

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Editorial

Capt. Alfred Hartmann

Interview with Capt. Alfred Hartmann on “Coming home”

Mr. Hartmann, what do you think it is like for seafarers (and their families) when they come home, especially from your personal experience as a Captain? After my studies in Leer and obtaining my license as Master for deep-sea vessels, I worked on board different types of ships, as 3rd Officer, 2nd Officer, Chief Officer and finally, as Master. I always spent month away at sea, separated from my family for a long time. There was no email and no satellite communication at that time. Instead, I always carried a small tape recorder with me to hear the voices of my wife and children. These “dictaphones” were very popular those days. When I took my first job as Officer, I was already married and had a little daughter, Ilka. She was only a few weeks old. On my return home several months later, she was looking at me wondering who I was. It took several smiles and encouragements from my side, until she suddenly started to smile back and came into my arms. A few years later, when I was a Captain already, my son Niels was born (who is the CEO of the group of companies now). Re-uniting with the family always was a great feeling after being absent at sea for so many month. I also remember that, after the first phase of getting used to each other again, it became a lot of fun. I liked this kind of “holiday felling” without responsibilities.

Why do so many people still opt for a professional career at sea, although they are separated from their families for a long time?Being a seafarer is a great profession! When starting a career in shipping, most seafarers are not married yet. They are young, they look for adventures, they want to see the world. Due to the challenges at sea, it’s an interesting, diversified, fulfilling and also demanding job. What’s more, there is the possibility to take over responsibility at a young age – this is what makes seafaring a highly attractive profession.

But, of course, the disadvantage is that seafarers rarely have a regular family life. Every seafarer has to find a way to cope with this - and the same goes for the families who stay at home. They will feel lonely, too, sometimes and have to find a way to handle this.

In addition to the seafarers there are further people, like the superintendents, who stay away from home for longer periods…After gaining a certain amount of experience at sea, some seafarers consider a shore based career, for example as a nautical or technical superintendent in a shipping company or in another shipping-related position. They will travel a lot. In the case of the superintendents this may be due to dry dockings and to ensure quality. This means, they may experience similar problems like seafarers. But then again, today they have easier access to mobile phones and email, which keeps them in a closer contact with their families.

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Editors’ Note

To each and every one of us, “coming home” means something dif-

ferent. For some, home is the actual place where they stay. For

others, home is where beloved people are - literally, where the

heart is. Coming home can also mean returning to a place where

you feel comfortable, like a beautiful place or a familiar

haunt of your childhood. You can find experiences and definitions

of home from colleagues all over the Hartmann Group in the

section “Coming Home” (page 17 to 26). As coming home is also

a synonym for marriage, we incorporated a “wedding special” in

this issue (page 27 to 32).

For some onshore colleagues entering the office in the morning

may feel like coming home, too, especially when the company al-

ready exists as long as 20 years (Feederlines, page 14) or even

25 years (GasChem Services, page 16). Congratulations!

Interested in research? Read more on the expansion of the Pana-

ma Canal, the true story of the Bermuda Triangle or latest re-

sults about underwater monster waves in the section “Technology

& Science” (page 37 to 42).

Wishing you a pleasant read, Merry Christmas and a Happy New

Year

Your Editorial team

Anke Borkott (Hartmann AG) – Frida Tobias Festijo (Associated

Ship Management) - Hermann Haun (Hartmann Offshore) - Jenni War-

ner (Hartmann Reederei) - Jessica Anne Sibal (Associated Ship

Management) - Jetse Stienstra (Feederlines) - Julia von Leliwa

(Hartmann Reederei) - Mario Evgeniou (Intership Navigation) –

Silke van Beckum ( Hartmann AG) - Stephanie Ernst (MTL)

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Management & Company news

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The background

“By importing LNG, Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRU) offer emerging nations a cheap, quick way to avoid power shortages. They cost about $300 million to build, or half as much as an onshore import terminal, and are up and running as much as six times faster, according to owners Hoegh LNG Holding Ltd. and Excelerate Energy LLC.

Egypt has been a gas exporter for many years. Now, the country battles power shortages and encourages domestic gas exploration to meet future demand. Imports began in April through the “Hoegh Gallant”, moored in the Red Sea port of Ain Sokhna. The vessel, which has a capacity of 500 million cubic feet a day, imports enough gas to meet 10 percent of the nation’s annual demand. Egypt now receives four to five cargoes

a month. It will receive a second floating terminal by the end of September 2015 and plans to lease a third unit next year.”

(Source: www.gcaptain.com)

What has NAUTITEC got to do with this?

In late 2014, Nautitec was approached by an engineering company from the Netherlands about performing a maneuvering study on the port of Ain Sokhna. This study had to be performed together with KOTUG, a Netherlands tug operator and longtime partner of NAUTITEC.

After starting to discuss the project, more and more details were discovered and many other partners “joined the boat” such as Sonker, operator of the Ain Sokhna oil terminal, Hoegh LNG as the operator of the FSRU, Trafigura, Egas and Sonatrech as owners and shippers of the LNG cargoes and finally the Egyptian port authorities and pilots.

The engineering company made a first design of the new basin to be dredged for the FSRU. On this basis many questions and concerns had to be discussed and solutions where developed on the basis of a simulation. Nautitec`s 3D designer Jörg Brau developed realistic models of the FSRU and the ULGC´s to come alongside.

The Ain Sokhna project

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Management & Company News

A model of the port Ain Sokhna in different versions was also made. Within this process our team learned a lot: hydrodynamic interaction between ULGC’s performing STS operations in port, the differences in wind force between LNG tankers with prismatic or spherical tanks or the calculation of bollard pull for tugs and mooring forces – to name just a few.

In many simulator runs the final beam for the basin was agreed and a saving of 40m in beam could be achieved from the original plan, which results in a lot of savings on dredging costs. Tug capacities and propulsion systems were evaluated and approved and wind limits for the mooring and unmooring operations were defined.

Then a “HAZOP-meeting” was scheduled in Leer, where all stakeholders of the project discussed NAUTITEC`s final report on the project. A “HAZOP-

meeting” is basically risk assessment within a large team, which evaluates hazard and risk from various points of view. Almost all of our recommendations were accepted, such as new leading lights to be installed and a high accuracy port ENC which has been programmed for the portable pilot units. Finally, a “terminal procedures guide” was developed stating standard maneuvers and operational limits for the terminal.

This project was a milestone, as it introduced the name of NAUTITEC in the growing LNG and FSRU market. At this moment NAUTITEC is working on the 2nd extension phase of the port Ain Sokhna, this time on order of BWGas of Singapore and DNVGL.

Georg HaaseManaging DirectorNAUTITEC

ISN Company News‚Family‘ is a single word, with many different

meanings. People have many ways of defining a family and what being a part of a family means to them. Families differ in terms of economic, cultural, social, and many other facets.

We all have a family when we are born, but during our life, many of us will start new families by marrying a loved person and often having children. Family members are the loved persons which are there when we need them, which support us – and will wait at home when we are away.

For seafarers, who are away from home most of the time, the family is something special. Long distance relationships are often difficult to manage, and it takes extra effort by all involved to make it work. But if the love is there, the relationship will be rewarding – even more so when we come home.

During our modern times, there are many ways to stay in touch. Not long ago, telegrams and the occasional (expensive) phone call from a distant country were the only means to connect with home, but today mobile phones, internet access and social networks are making things much easier.

PERMANENT INTERNET ACCESSWith the needs of our seafarers and their families

in mind, we at Intership have decided to have all our vessels equipped with permanent internet access. The programme, which is expected to be rolled out to all vessels by Christmas, will give access to the internet to all seafarers so that they can keep in touch with home, with their families, friends and colleagues on other ships. Each seafarer will get a monthly allowance of free internet usage, and additional internet access can be purchased at a nominal charge if and when needed.

We hope that all of you will make use of this new benefit, and that it will help you stay in touch with your loved ones!

NEW ADDITION TO THE INTERSHIP FLEETDuring the last weeks we welcomed two

new vessels to our managed fleet, the UBC HOUSTON and UBC HAMBURG (ex EGS Crest and EGS Wave). The two sisters are bulk carriers of 36,000mt dwat each and are owned by International Shipholding Corporation of New York. The ships were built in 2010 and have entered the UBC Handy pool. We welcome the new ships to our fleet and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with the owners.

Dieter Rohdenburg Managing Director Intership Navigation

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Changes in the structural set-up of Hartmann Reederei

For decades, the “Hartmann Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG” in Leer has been combining its gas tanker and dry cargo management activities within one company. From an operational and organizational point of view, gas tanker management and dry cargo management are already separated departments, working independently while legally operating under the name of Hartmann Schiffahrt.

Following the requirements of the vettings/oil majors and to emphasize the market position of the company’s gas tanker ship management business, we intended to separate these two departments also on a legal basis.

Since September 1st 2015, gas tanker ship management is executed by the new legal entity „Hartmann Gas Carriers Germany GmbH & Co. KG“ (HGC) and the dry cargo business is managed by „Hartmann Dry Cargo Germany GmbH & Co. KG“ (HDC).

Operations and the personnel set up as you know it from Hartmann Schiffahrt are not affected or changed.

HGC and HDC are daughter companies of the newly founded “Hartmann Shipping Services Germany GmbH & Co. KG”, which functions as the operational holding. The management for these companies remains unchanged with Capt. Michael Ippich and Jan-Lars Kruse.

Sometimes, I think the editorial board makes it a point to make life difficult for me whenever I am asked to contribute an article to this newsletter. This time, I was asked to write about joining in. “Joining in” – sshh what is this? For weeks I had been dumbfounded on how to start this article and hoped that it would go away. Then, while I was preparing to leave the office for the Hartmann Management Meeting, I was brutally reminded by Frida with her usual pleasant voice – “Sir, where is the article?”. I make it a point to remind my staff to be prompt in giving their reports – and I am not about to violate my own principles. So here we go.

“Joining In” It has been almost 7 years since the economic

crisis precipitated our own crisis in shipping. I still hear stories from our seafarers about when life onboard was easier and money was good. Even in our office, we reminisce about the time when new ships came every year and growth was fast – but these times will not be coming back. I have told our seafarers and office

staff that it can be therapeutic to talk about the past but it can also stun positive outlook to the future. We have a “new normal” of slow growth and fierce competition now and the earlier we “join in” to this new reality, the better we can prepare and enjoy the future.

“Joining In”The amendments for the STCW 2010 will come into

full force in January 2017. That gives our seafarers realistically less than a year to update their training and documents which, for some, will take more than a month to complete. After STCW, we also have the requirements of the new Maritime Code which will demand more training for our seafarers and more paperwork for the shore staff. “Join in” the current reality that we will be blessed with more regulations and paperwork in our industry.

“Joining In”By the end of November, ASM will be changing its

name to HCP – Hartmann Crew Philippines. “Join in” our new brand. We plan to go beyond a change of name and hope to create changes in the way we recruit, develop and engage our seafarers and their families. We are changing gears and hope to speed past the competition. We hope that everyone in the Hartmann Philippine Team “joins in” to this new challenge. There is a “new normal” in the shipping landscape and the crewing arm will have to adapt and exploit this environment for our benefit.

„Joining in“

“Joining In”Lastly, let’s “join in” to a season which will always

be a constant. Christmas season is around the corner and it is time to be grateful for what we have been blessed with. This is also the quiet period which allows us to reflect and spend time with our family and loved ones.

To all stakeholders in the Hartmann Group, thank you very much for your support and trust in what we do in the Philippines and may the time ahead be good for us all!

Alberto L. GomezPresidentHartmann Crew Philippinesformerly Associated Ship Management Services, Inc.(ASM)

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Management & Company News

Education and training has greatly progressed compared to the past. Maritime regulation is constantly changing, stricter policies are implemented and technology is becoming more sophisticated faster than a blink of an eye. Gone are the days where there was a dedicated Radio Operator to man ships communication equipment. As shipping evolves, so does education and training to adapt to the changing times. The maritime education and training industry in the Philippines has undergone series of overhaul starting from the audit findings of EMSA, Accreditation of maritime schools and implementation of kinder to Grade 12 education system. These changes greatly affect the Filipino seafarers, their family and the maritime industry as a whole.

However, on a different perspective, these changes are necessary to sustain progress. As Heraclitus said, “The only thing that is constant is change”. To stay on top of our game and adapt to these changes, we have to learn, to grow and to be observant of our surrounding. Learning is not only done in classrooms but we also learn from our team members. Some learn

through experience, but we mature when we share the lessons of our experience.

In these changing times, teamwork is essential. It is one of ISNTC’s core values explained as “we provide help or ask for help”. If we do not know how things are done, one should not hesitate to ask for help or provide help if we can.

We are thankful to our trainees, crew and colleagues in their support especially those who

are active in providing suggestions concerning training. Just by dropping by the office or sending us an e-mail sharing your onboard experience or feedback helps a lot to assess the training that we deliver. The training materials that you sent and updates from the front line has contributed a lot in our training. Your onboard performance is also our performance and the story you share helps us to understand more how we can help your fellow crew when it comes to training.

I encourage everyone to join your fellow crew who have shared and have contributed to training. Share us your experience and tells us how we can help.

Safe Sailing and Merry ChristmasGiovanni TuapinPresident ISNTC

Your Contribution to Training

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1995 – 2015: Feederlines 20 years anniversary

As April is usually not the best time for an outdoor event, Feederlines celebrated their 20th anniversary not on the actual day, April 28th, but on the 29th of May this year.

All office and (Dutch) seagoing staff were invited to be part of the celebration. All Captains could lay down their hat and enjoy the sailing trip from Eernewoude to Sneek and back.

Once in Sneek, everyone grabbed an umbrella and walked towards the city centre. For those interested, there was a tour through a Beerenburg factory (Beerenburg is an old and typical Dutch liquor).

During our trip back to Eernewoude on the boat, there was a nice dinner buffet for all attendees.

Unfortunately the date did not guarantee us of good weather. Nevertheless the day was a success!

FEEDERLINES20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

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Management & Company News

Preparing for the Big One: ASM-ISNTC Joins the Metro-Wide Shake Drill

The Philippine archipelago sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOLCS), Manila encounters a strong earthquake every 100 years. This means that the fault line near Manila is long overdue to rupture. No one exactly knows when this will happen. That is why PHILVOLCS is aggressive in its disaster preparedness campaign. As we say in Safety Training, you never know when disaster strikes, but it is better to be prepared rather than caught unaware.

Last July 30, government and private sectors including ASM and ISNTC of the Hartmann Group in the Philippines joined the metro-wide shake drill organized by Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), in coordination with various local government units. Signaling the alarm at 1030H, all employees,

crew and trainees of both ASM and ISNTC participated and performed the Drop, Cover and Hold exercises for forty-five (45) seconds before proceeding to the designated evacuation area.

At the evacuation area, the local community leaders briefed everyone with their disaster preparedness plan and shared tips on how to evacuate safely using available household items. ASM and ISNTC have also shared their disaster preparedness plan and even resources for firefighting and for search and rescue as commitment to the community and to ensure safety of employees, crew and trainees whenever the Big One comes. ISNTC cadets on-training were also present during the exercise.

The synchronized drill dubbed as #MMShakeDrill on social media lasted for more than an hour.

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GasChem Services, the commercial management company for gas tanker chartering and operations of the Hartmann Group has celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Since its founding in 1990 GasChem Services gradually increased the fleet under commercial management from 5 to currently 38 vessels and developed into one of the leading gas tanker operators worldwide. The vessels of the fleet dispose of a tank capacity ranging between 3.500 and 35.000 cbm with pressurized, semi-refrigerated and fully refrigerated gas tankers. They are managed by a GasChem team of 11 staff members.

GasChem Services acts as pool manager of the ‘GasChem-Gasmare Pool’, a joint venture which was established in 1999 with Gasmare in Saronno. The pool fleet of several European ship owners comprises 25 ships, the majority of which with ethylene capability.

The founding of GasChem Services marks an important milestone in the Hartmann Group company history. As the first commercial management company within the group, it was established to enable direct access to the customers

and their cargoes. Today, direct access to cargo is one of the cornerstones of the group`s success.

GasChem Services is presently involved in several innovative new generation gas tanker projects of medium and large size Ethane carriers for which long term time charters have been concluded ensuring a solid fleet expansion.

Congratulations to 25 years of experience and success in commercial gas tanker management!

GasChem Services – 25th company anniversary on June 19th, 2015

Coming Home

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HEREWITH YOUR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT (15005) BEING A CARGO OF PETCOKE FROM AMUAY (VENEZUELA), TO VASSILIKO (CYPRUS).

CARGO: 22,000 10% MOLOO PETCOKE IN BULK

This was quite news! We had the privilege to being the first UBC ship ever to call the home port. Several extra meetings were held during the passage from Venezuela to the Eastern Mediterranean in order to get everybody prepared and in shape for this particular event.

On June 23rd we finally berthed in the small port of Vassiliko, about 30 km East of Limassol.

UBC SAGUNTO - the First UBC Vessel Ever to Visit Cyprus!

from left to right: Dieter Rohdenburg, Cyprus Minister of

Transport, Capt. Peter Mosselberger, Alfred Hartmann

Visitors from the office, many of them experiencing for their first time to see a large ship’s interior, came to see us, bringing us typical food from Cyprus and in exchange we showed them around on board. The ship’s bow was ideal for a “Titanic” scene shooting, and the engine room, huge as a cathedral, was another major point of interest. The girls were particularly interested in technical items, and running the steering gear on

Arrival in Vassiliko

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emergency mode was a thing everybody wanted to try out. Moving a monster of a rudder blade just with two little pins was obviously something very thrilling. Galley and bridge were of course inspected, too.

On another day we received the highest possible visit one can imagine: Capt. Alfred Hartmann and Mr. Rohdenburg boarded the ship with the Minister of Transport of Cyprus.

We, the crew, were of course not less interested in the new ISN Headquarters, the famous “Hartmann House”, and in the surroundings of Limassol. Two groups were formed to visit the office and to making a tour to several points of interest around the town.

Coming Home

A few comments from the crew:2nd Mate Somera: “I am proud to being so privileged to having visited Cyprus with the first UBC ship of all times.”

Chief Engineer Tuble: “It’s fun and educational for crew and office staff.”

ADM Leabres: “Thanks to the Personnel Department for its hospitality and making this remarkable experience possible.”

AB Dumigpi: “I would like to go back again soon!”

OS Aragon: “This experience is something I will never forget ...”

FTR Bantigue: ... it will be a reminiscence forever.”

Wiper Warsi: “Once in a lifetime experience not to be forgotten.”

Deck Cadet Flores and Engine Cadet Lagura: “We are the first Cadets to visit Cyprus!”

fortress of the Templars, the old town of Limassol, where other cups of icecream were tried at the “Juego Bar”. The last visit was to St. Catherine’s, the catholic church of Limassol, which is firmly in the hand of Filipino expats.

Five days later we left Cyprus again with destination Varna for dry docking.

Capt. Peter MosselbergerUBC SAGUNTO

Limassol

Castle

Catholic

Church

Old acquaintances were met in the Hartmann House, and old friendships renewed. A bus brought us to the Kolossi Castle, an old fortress of the Templar Knights, then to the Greek amphitheater of Kourion, and to the temple of Apollo Hylates. Then lunch was served in the canteen of the Hartmann House, and later, at the New Marina we had icecream. The next stations were the Limassol castle, as well an old

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Two points of view

Coming Home - Seen by office (Crewing) employee Rafal Mentelis

According to Maritime Labor Convention, each seafarer must safely return home and this is one of the main tasks for the Crewing Department. From the point of view of the crewing department, daily task is to prepare in advance all necessary arrangements to safely disembark seafarers from the vessel.

Each seafarer who is ending his long contract is thinking only about his home and his family. Disembarkation of the Seafarer depends on several factors. Sailing area and the frequency at port of calls are surely the main factors allowing the seafarer to disembark from the vessel.

As is well known, employees of crewing department as representatives of the owner are trying to organize crew change in the most convenient and thereby the cheapest place. From my experience I know that sometimes it is very difficult, especially organizing replacements in countries where agents who charge astronomical fees not adequately to the scope of services they provide.

Here comes the conflict of interest between the office and the seafarer, for whom the disembarkation after the completion of the contract is a top priority of course. The seafarer does not realize how much the crew change costs, including immigration and transport expenses and airline tickets.

Another important factor constituting of the possibility to disembark from the vessel are immigration formalities. The role of the office is to inform in advance the agent at the port concerned about the planned crew change and determine all the details. According to Minimum Safe Manning Certificate, each seafarer must be replaced by another seafarer on the same position, who possesses

appropriate valid documents and the role of crewing department here is to check, if the reliever will be ready on time.

Seafarers quite often cannot understand that their disembarkation will be postponed due to external factors on which we have no influence, like the weather, etc. Crewing department is aware of the fact that seafarers after a long contract want to sign off as soon as possible from the vessel and each day of delay is very difficult, but despite of the best intention sometimes it is impossible.

Both sides need to understand each other and come to a compromise in certain circumstances and then certainly cooperation will proceed in a good atmosphere.

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Coming Home

Coming Home - Seen by seafarer C/O Maciej Deska

What is the best thing in working onboard? .. Coming back home!

Sounds like it is not a joke. But partially it is. As an experienced seaman I know a lot about

leaving home and returns. And as far as it comes to going to work, it is completely different every time. Returns, on the contrary, are similar. But both of them are like that only in the beginning. Travel, embarkation and hand-over...

You come onboard and even when it is not the first contract there, you definitely meet some new mates. Then building the team starts. If you didn’t succeed, then you would have to forget about working in the safe environment. It is a key question, when you are to work for months and spend time together, on such limited space. When that phase is over, let’s say the easy and predictable work begins. Everyone knows his place in this well operating body. You can focus on performing your duties well and feel comfortable and safe. Putting it that way - the routine starts.

When the contract finishes, you think the hard work is over, it is time for deserved holidays. You pack your things, wait for new crew members, sometimes longer than planned ☺. You hand over the duties, and finally you return home. On time, of course.

The expectations, the joy, the tiredness on the way home is always the same, but this doesn’t matter, as the most important is that finally you are coming back Home!

As soon as you enter your home, almost nothing is the same as before. Your wife is even more beautiful, children a bit more: mature, clever and loving. Then, you realize, they have changed a lot. They have different hobbies and activities now and instead of playing with ponies they are going to the swimming pool for example. Yes, it happens.

Although the best companies provide the crew with internet access and the contracts are not so long as they once were, and you can’t complain about exchanging information with your family, you always miss some of the common life. And then you come and see that your family life is full of surprises. You have to deal with it. You have time till the next contract.

There are different ways of making up time. I know a family myself, who once again celebrated Christmas on 28th of December to spend that important time together. Everything is allowed, acceptable if only it works.

People, who work ashore, immediately as they see you, ask a question „When are you leaving again?” That’s my nightmare. I have just come and they ask such question! I want to concentrate on my life there. At home you have a lot of time to show your love to the family, your interest in them, your care. You can do it day by day - not everyone has got that chance.

For the rest of the time, you prove your love performing a very demanding work ... let’s honestly say not suitable for everyone.

This autumn I am leaving home again. My 6 months old daughter has just started to crawl on all fours and by the time I will be back, she will probably be able to walk. That’s the best example of what we, seamen, miss: these important milestones in the lives of our dearest and how much joy we gain coming back home.

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When I was informed by Ms. Julia about the next topic for the yearly Wheelhouse magazine, I was so excited, maybe because I am almost closer to this theme “Coming Home”. Three (3) months later I am about to off and as we all know that this is the time which everyone’s waiting for.

A perfect venue to re-unite, socialize and at the same time to compensate those moments where we were not able to catch up and be part with our family, friends and loved ones on shore. A great opportunity as well to relax, enjoy and do some important things.

As a seafarer, though we don’t have time to take the vacation longer due for some reasons – we are still grateful enough to be home and see our family and loved ones personally including those things we invest from our sweats. This is indeed the happiest, meaningful and unforgettable event that will ensue in our lives all over again. A reward to those sacrifices and challenges we encountered while on board the vessel. And yes! It’s not easy to be separated from our dear ones, yet we have to do it for the betterment of all.

In addition to that, I might not be fully related to my other co-seafarers situation who have their own family (wife and children), because I am still single. Nevertheless, I can observe and feel the double emotional struggle they show while on board the vessel. In fact, there was one time when my co-crew on board shared his story about his last vacation wherein he was really upset because after this awaited moment - the most important person who would supposed to welcome him at home was quietly strange from him. And that is his son who can’t either recognize or speak to him explicitly. On the time he joined the vessel his son was just 9 months old and when he comes back after almost a year of contract, the child was afraid and a bit creepy on him every time he intends to take closer. But because of the determination to get nearer to the heart of his son he didn’t give up showing his full time care and bonding. Fortunate enough it works maybe because of the same blood that flows in their veins just to be easily get into each other. And the best thing is that the child started recognizing him and surprisingly calls him as papa in times. Yet again the moment of truth has

come, signing the next contract - a time to go back on ship away from family and loved ones and it’s another year will past that he will no longer see each other personally – bringing the prayers and hopes that nothing will change.

This story paves my way to conclude that in reality – there is no really such thing as a replacement to the absence and to those missing moments which we were not been there for our dear ones. However, I do believe that somehow in one way or another - these people who are the reason of our sacrifices will fully and completely understand the meaning of why we are here away from them. And sooner or later the best reward will be receiving with honor and pride.

Finally, whatever scenario we will be experiencing - there is no truly such thing as home where re-union, meetings, moment of compensations, socializations and other sweet memories are created together with our family, friends and loved ones having the most we could ever be. Godspeed!

O/S Mark Ryan T. TaparFRISIA INN

M/V FRISIA INN AT HOMEThis picture was taken during our way bound to Pointe-à –Pitre (Guadaloupe) where all officers and crew headed by our very supportive Master, Capt. Thomasz W. Maliszewski, were gathered together for a certain photo shoot, showing our good and harmonious relationship on board the vessel. Thus, with this theme “Coming Home” at M/V FRISIA INN we always feel at home. May God bless our ship.O/S Mark Ryan T. Tapar

FRISIA INN

COMING HOME: The Reward of Sacrifices

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I took these pictures on Sunday, 23rd of August 2015 at 08:15 LT (UTC+3) at the Daria 1 Location, offshore Romania.

During 17 days of Anchor Handling for one of our charterers, we disconnected a DP rig from a prelaid mooring system, and afterwards we recovered the mooring system itself. The rig was moored with 8 systems. The first part, the disconnecting, was an arduous job for the whole crew with many disconnections and connections of kenter links, pear links and shackles. After each disconnected rig wire, we connected a 30 tons buoy, 6.3 m long with a diameter of 3 m, to each mooring line and released it to the water. Once the rig was disconnected, she departed with her own propulsion to the next location. So we started with the second part of the job, the recovery of the anchor systems.

During the night from the 22nd to the 23rd of August we had swell up to 4 m so we had to wait for suitable weather over the night. At 06:00 LT the UOS ENTERPRISE approached the buoy, you can see on the picture. The sea state was still not perfect, with about 1.5 m swell, so the Bosun Ashley and AB Tomasz had to get the right moment to throw the lasso over the buoy. Once they got it, we heaved the lasso with the tugger winch around the buoy, the guys connected it to the tow wire and the vessel recovered the buoy to the deck.

The next step was to disconnect the buoy, connect the tow wire again to the mooring line and break out the anchor from the seabed. After unseating the anchor, we recovered the anchor, disconnected the tow wire and stowed the anchor on deck so we had enough deck space to proceed with the next mooring line. Everybody was happy to see the last anchor coming home over the stern roller.

This complex job, conducted in a safe, professional and efficient manner was a good experience for the whole crew to improve the teamwork on board of the UOS ENTERPRISE.

3/O Julian GerkensUOS ENTERPRISE

Anchors coming home

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HOME- a place where family lives together, a foundation that was built with love and developed by great compassion and that links its members. The parents are the ones who provide, who endure everything to determine huge family value, who embrace sanctity of good relationship, also they are the protector of the family.

Home is like a ranch in an open land: the shepherd must look after his sheep. He is responsible to provide them, to lead them in a correct pathway, to protect them against any hazards they may encounter at times. So they need a perfect barrier, a shelter that covers them against any potential catastrophe.

In an overseas world, seafarers are the chosen individuals for having special capabilities upon conquering tonnes of endeavors, the ability to deviate against the ebb of sacrifices while sailing in the middle of nowhere. They have the spirit to overcome challenges no matter how huge the swell and the gust of life that keeps pounding against their will, to forcibly tear them apart from their loved ones only for the sake of one thing...to sustain his family by giving full life so they can live more descent and comfortable.

But coming home is the most awaited event! A combination of an extensive emotion with an exciting portion that life doesn’t have to miss every single thing. The treasured moments from ship to home are the most precious pieces that will accompany him and never depart wherever he goes. Family is the primary reason why every seafarer has to come home, it is considerable that a ship is already their home where they spend much of their time and live their entire life. But family is a dwell which the necessity belongs, an indispensable life belonging and fragile as gem stones.

Seafarers only have limited time with their family at home so they will have to spend it wisely! Family vacation, reunions, church routines, shoppings and

CASA FAMILIA

any other necessities that needs paid off attention are just the basic things for an ordinary seafarer especially when he’s just days at home. His busy time might be his most anxious moment, but the best and much meaningful! His unrelenting determination and love to family carries everything to fulfill things he can do, for he believes all these can never be done when he’s back onboard.

Captivating priceless moments and collecting good memories for taking family to a fantastic life are the enormous gift which has to be kept by every seafarer, and serves as a glittering remembrance reliant for his inspiration to work harder when he’s back at work. So enjoy life with your family for it is priceless! The best things in life are for free. Make memories and spend it to the fullest coz nothing in this world can ever be called home but family!

3/O Gleen A. SerenoMCP FAMAGUSTA

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Coming Home

Coming home“There’s no place like home”. This is the line that I

always believe was right. Remembering my childhood, I could say growing up with no father on your side is not easy, unfortunately we did grow up that way. Papa was working in Manila and Mama was left with for kids on our shanty house in mountainous part of northern Cebu. For decades until this time before writing this article, I didn’t even bother asking myself how Papa felt during those days, did he miss us? Did he miss home? But life is so much more that we imagine, no matter how clever we think about it, it will always give us surprises.

Shooting the time to the present (my time) I am used to crying few days after I arrive home. I cried not because my wife left me coz she’s always my comforter during that emotional moment. I cried because our daughter will never come close to hug me or be hugged. It will take a week before she will

get used to my presence and perhaps the happiest part of my vacation. I always ask myself, is this the price of coming home after several months at sea? Do I deserve this? Feeling the pain, I understand it was not coincidence that Papa is always right there watching me, as I beg and convince my daughter to hug me.

If only that very moment I got a gift of reading the message in his eyes, it clearly says “nak that’s what I felt those days when I came home and all your siblings hugged me except you”. I really want to hug him tight and say “sorry Pa”. Thanks God I still have a chance when I come home this year. No matter how painful it is, I have to accept the truth that my daughter grows up like me and coming home is not always easy and happy.

EE Wilson SinadjanUBC SALAVERRY

STONE & STEEL 8 months were gone, contract was done, I am ready

to go, shouting…“I‘m coming home!“ 3 months after, a call from my employer, „Report to

me later“, vacation was through, Goodbye to you... My wife and my daugthers.

Time to go back at sea, time to be a sailor, I am ready to go, whispering... „I‘m coming home.“

Isn‘t it ironic? Which home I‘m talking to, which home I belong to...

Is it a house made of STONE? Constructed on firm ground, built out of love and devotion, nurtured with faith and hope, created for lasting memories.

Or a house made of STEEL? Composed of columns and bars, built for toughness and firmness, nurtured with boldness and courage, created to endure hardship.

Which house is better? I don‘t know... Because whichever it will be... Both houses turn a boy into a man... A father to someone, a mentor to anyone, a friend to everyone, a partner you can count on, responsible to anything, liable to something...

Indeed, I have two different houses, which I call HOME, because I have two different lives, In fact, most of us do, most of us share the same course... In the end, it is not a matter of choosing, but a matter of ACCEPTING... and all about LIVING...

2/O Milan Mc Donan FRISIA LISSABON

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InsteadInstead of being here, you were there,Sailing on the sea, going anywhere.Instead of your presence, all I have is this;A picture of you pouting your mouth with a kiss.Instead of you all I have is this pillow.Keeping me warm, making me mellow.Instead of your hands, I’m holding my phone.Waiting for your call, waiting for the tone.Instead of listening to your heartbeat,All I have is our song, playing on repeat.Instead of hugging and feeling you close,All I can do now is just smell your clothes.

But instead of being sad, I should be happyBecause what you’re doing is what you love truly.Instead of thinking about the distance,I should think of something else, like your love, for instance.Instead of feeling lonely and blue,I must ask God to guide and take care of you.Instead of counting the days that you’ve been gone,I should look forward to the day that it’ll be done.Instead of feeling empty, I should be excitedBecause soon enough we will be reunited.Instead of wondering when that “soon” will happen,I will just patiently wait ‘til you’re back in my arms again.

Avy Gaile L. MaglalangCareer Development Assistant, Associated Ship Management

In my position it is difficult to describe the first thing I do or what I’m looking forward to do the most after leaving the ship, since I experienced this situation only once.

What I still remember after leaving the ship the first time after six month and coming back to normal life was the little changes that took place.

People were using phones that I’ve never seen before. New cars were driving on the street and everywhere they played a Korean song named „Gangnamstyle”. My favorite TV Show wasn’t broadcasted anymore and a lot of my friends moved to different cities to start studying. I was back in my hometown at my family’s House. I knew where I am at when I left the ship, but everything was like people had moved the furniture around, and so did my mother. There were a lot of different changes that you wouldn’t recognize if you would have been there all the time, but they exist.

It is always the little things that you are not able to do or that are prohibited that makes you want to do the most. And there is a lot of them on Board. It’s the little details that are different and that seem to be pretty normal during life ashore but they are simply not possible on board. That things are starting to amaze you.

Everything is like a new experience. You are still having “firsts” with your family and friends during day to day routine life: First dinner at your house, first time eating your mother’s spaghetti, first time driving a car, first time kissing a girl or first time drinking beer until nothing fits anymore and you did something stupid.

I took pleasure in walking around the streets, driving with my motorbike without a

finish, talking to people that have no idea what rolling and pitching means, or the fact that I could download the whole internet if I would like to without worrying about the used data.

There was nothing like a thing I was looking forward to do the most or a homecoming ritual. It was just that I was appreciating every little thing that I simply wasn’t able to do on board.

Thomas GroteguthNOAGASCHEM ATLANTIC

Wedding Special

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“Marrying means: to come home”

There were a huge number of weddings in Hartmann offices all over the world this summer. Inspired by the wedding on board FRISIA LUEBECK, the Wheelhouse editors asked newly-wed couples for their favorite pictures.

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On August 14 around noon time, under some invented pretext two colleagues complimented Antje Gruenefeld from Hartmann Reederei Accounting Department to the company‘s front door. Waiting outside was her partner in a beautifully decorated white carriage, intending to propose marriage to her – in front of their assembled families (and some colleagues of course).

And she said „yes“!

My Wife Szuszen and I got married 15. May 2015. After a great Wedding Party with Family, Friends and some Colleagues in a small Castle in the middle of Germany we escaped on the next day to our Honeymoon in Thailand. After some days relaxing on the Pool, we took again our wedding dresses and made some nice Pictures on the beach.

Klaus RingwaldTechnical Inspector, Hartmann Reederei

Proposal in front of the office

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Finally the day of our civil wedding had come. On August 28th 2015, among our closest family members, my wife Julia and I said yes to each other. After the official ceremony in the historical town hall of Leer was over, we were surprised by many of my colleagues from Hartmann to congratulate us.

On the next day, we dared to said ”I do” again in front of our church, our family, closest friends and our dear colleagues. After this, over 100 friends and family celebrated our wedding with a big party. It was such a wonderful day and even Petrus looked at us and gave

us his sincere congratulations with the best weather we could ever imagine, here in East-Frisia.

Elia Wallenstein, Trainee Hartmann Reederei

Wedding Special

We got married on the 15th of May, 2015 in an intimate ceremony on Norderney, an island in the North Sea, with closest family and friends. The picture was taken at the yachting harbor of Norderney.

Ines Modder Hartmann Reederei, Personnel Sea Department

After 2.5 years of successful relationship within the Tanker-Inspection, it was time to navigate our relationship into seriously deep waters.

The civil wedding ceremony took place on 15th of May 2015 in the small „Temple of Friendship“ built in 1797 as a royal tea pavilion - at the wonderful Castle Grounds of Lütetsburg.

Our Registrar was asking: ‚Jörn/Annika - Will you take this woman/man to be your lawful wedded wife/husband?‘, followed by our ‚Yes, I will‘!

The Wedding Party took place in Rysum which is a beautiful village. The location was a traditional estate with an age of 260 years.

We celebrated our great day with 120 guests, including the whole Team from Inspection-Tanker.

Both, Lütetsburg and Rysum are so close to the German coast, you‘ll find them at some sea charts: Rysum directly behind the Dike at the Ems-River, Lütetsburg just some miles south of Norderney-Island on the mainland.

Annika & Jörn DehneHartmann Reederei Nautical/Technical Department

FRISIA LUEBECK - This Is Where

the Story of Forever Begins

The love story of Rodney and Maria proves that it is never too late to live happily ever after and love knows no boundaries, not even the water that separates them in most of their lives. Rodney, 42 years old, the Chief Cook of FRISIA LUEBECK while Maria, 42 years old, an office manager from London. They are both from Malabon City, Manila, and Maria lives in London.

The first notable wedding of the Hartmann Fleet that happened at sea was Rodney and Maria’s wedding on April 7th, 2015 on board of FRISIA LUEBECK.

One month before the special day, Chief Mate asked Rodney when he would be married, Rodney replied with a smile “As Soon as Possible”. When Capt. Hetche signed on, Chief Mate shared the story about Rodney and Maria.

The Captain asked the offices for permission for Maria to sail from Antwerp to London which was kindly given. Without any delay, the bride-to-be flew to Antwerp.

All crew had been informed on short notice about the wedding that the Captain and the Chief Mate had planned without telling the groom and the bride. During pilotage, the backside bridge walls were decorated with different flags without disturbing the manoeuvring outside of Flushing. After pilot disembarked and vessel was clear to proceed and no other vessel was in range, all crew proceeded to

We celebrated our civil wedding on the 17th of July, 2015 in Ihrhove. After my husband Christian and I “had tied the knot” in the presence of closest family and friends, we were surprised by dozens of friends and colleagues, who had come to the civil registry to congratulate us.

The day after, we got married in our local church in Großwolde. It was a wonderful ceremony and over 150 guests celebrated our wedding together with us.

Diana Cordes, Hartmann Immobilien

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the bridge. Everyone dressed up and even Captain Christoph Hetche wore his elegant gala uniform.

When Rodney and Maria reached the bridge, they were flashed by all the decoration on the bridge, which included their country flags, all signalling flags, and the pendant flags.

The captain’s fiancée, who was as well onboard, prepared a wonderful origami flower bouquet for the bride.

OS Andrados played guitar while singing the love song ‘Turn Your Lights down Low’ from Bob Marley. Some of the crew held a carved heart. With this surprise, Rodney and Maria hugged each other tightly, with teary eyes. The tears portrayed how grateful they are all to who made the wedding possible. Finally, after 24 years, they stood in front of all crew of FRISIA LUEBECK to exchange their vows of forever. Captain Christoph Hetche officiated the wedding ceremony and

asked Rodney and Maria if for richest and poorest, for sickness and in good health, they are willing to hold and love each other. Both answered with their sweetest YES and the crews cheered and gave them the loudest applause. They exchanged the glossy bronze rings, sponsored by the Engine Department, as a symbol of their never ending LOVE. By the power vested on him by the Law of the Republic of Liberia as a Master of FRISIA LUEBECK, Captain Christoph Hetche acknowledged and blessed Maria and Rodney as husband and wife. The newly- wed couple exchanged their sweetest kiss and the celebration started.

The location does not really matter for the two real lovers, but the serious promises that they assure one another on their wedding day. For Maria and Rodney, their love story of forever begins in one of the unique places for weddings in the whole world and that is the FRISIA LUEBECK.

OS Jordan LanugonFRISIA LUEBECK

We got married in Düsseldorf, a city that some of you might know from a stopover at the airport. Düsseldorf’s registry office is located next to the beautiful “Hofgarten” parkway and just a quick walk from the river Rhine.

Our families and friends had come from all over Germany to celebrate with us. Just before the ceremony we were a bit nervous of course, but right afterwards, it had turned out that, actually, marrying is fun …

Anke Borkott, PR-ManagerHartmann AG

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Wedding Special

After we got married in the registry office last year, we had our church wedding on July 31st, followed by a great party with our family and friends. It was a wonderful day!

Britta MüllerControlling, Hartmann AG

On the 3rd of July, 2015 I said „I do“ to my husband Thomas. On this day we had the civil marriage and celebrated same with our closest family and friends. We spent a great day at my parent’s house, sitting in the garden and enjoying our wedding cake ;-)

The day after we repeated our wedding vows during our church

wedding, which was my personal highlight. In the evening, all our family members, friends, teammates and colleagues accepted our invitation to celebrate our wedding with us and we really had a great party until early morning hours. Certainly, I will remember these joyful days forever…

Anna Aden, Assistant Tanker Department

Stephanie Ernst

MTL

Andrey Golovanov, Fleet Manager Deputy at Feederlines married with Aleksandra (Sandra) Potapchuk on the 16th of September.

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Life on Board

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The Green Iguana (iguana iguana) lives in Central and South America, and a very good opportunity to watch them is in San Juan (Puerto Rico).

Close to the grain berth, in the extreme southwestern corner of the harbor, there is not much traffic and it is thus a fairly peaceful place. So hundreds of green iguanas have settled down there and can be watched from aboard ship, climbing around in the trees or taking sunbaths on the stones nearby.

The green iguana may attain a length of two metres, they are usually vegetarians, except for the mating period, when they also eat other animals. After mating the female iguana digs a hole in order to put

GREEN IGUANA

her eggs in. A not so sympathetic behavior is that when she finds eggs of another iguana during this operation, she removes them and throws them away.

More and more green iguanas are also kept as pets, but I do not encourage that. They are more beautiful and happier in freedom in their natural habitats.

Χαιρετισμούς

Capt Peter MosselbergerUBC SAGUNTO

‚Viking‘ was the name given to the people from Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. The time in history known as the Viking Age began in the late 8th century A.D.and lasted for about 300 years.

What sort of ships did the Vikings have?Viking ships large and small were all made in

the same way: Planks of timber, usually oak were overlapped and nailed together. The ships were made watertight by filling the spaces between the planks with tarred wool or animal hair. The ships were all the same long narrow shape and floated near the surface of the water. This meant that they also could be used in shallow water, on rivers and lakes.

How did the Vikings ships move?The ships had one large square sail, most likely

made of wool. Leather strips criss-crossed the wool to help the sail keep its shape when it was wet. Viking ships also had oars. The oars were different lengths according to where they would be used on the ship. The oarsmen did not have seats, so they sat on storage chests instead. A steering oar or ‚steerboard‘ was used

to steer the ships. It was fastened to the right-hand side of the ship at the back.

What was life like on board?There was no shelter on the ships. At night Vikings

might pull their ships up on land. They could take the sail down and lay it across the boat to make a sort of tent which they could sleep under. They might even pitch tents on shore. The tents were made of wool. If the crew were far out to sea they would have had to sleep on the deck. They would have kept warm under blankets or two-man sleeping bags made of animal skin.

Food would have been dried or salted meat or fish. Food could only be cooked if the sailors were able to land. If they were at sea, all food would have been cold, for the Vikings did not want to risk setting the ship alight by lighting a fire. For drink, there would have been water and beer or sour milk.

The hardship of life on board, especially in rough seas, meant that Vikings did not make voyages in winter time, but waited until the spring.

Source: Royal Museums Greenwich - National Maritime Museum - http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/sea-and-ships/facts/ships-and-seafarers/the-vikings

A glance at the past: Life on board a Viking ship

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Passing with UBC SACRAMENTO on 4-Dec-2014, outbound, downtown NOLA (New Orleans), when the UBC TORONTO came upstream. In the background the NOLA skyline in fog.

Capt. Theodor HinrichsUBC SACRAMENTO

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FLAMINGOES IN AMUAY BAY

All of us UBC crew know Amuay Bay in Venezuela, from where large quantities of petroleum coke are shipped with our vessels. It is really not a place one would choose for his next vacation. It is always windy, the air stinks of the emissions of the nearby not really environmentally-friendly refinery, there is no vegetation, it is just desert with gray and brown gravel.

Who of the animal-friendly visitors would expect — under such circumstances — that there is a flamingo habitat? When going ashore, riding from the coke berth to the first checkpoint, one drives around the Bay of Amuay and here they are in numerous quantities — and obviously growing and feeling well!

ΧαιρετισμούςCapt Peter Mosselberger

Source: NASA / JPC

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All pictures in this article by Courtesy of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP)Source: http://micanaldepanama.com/expansion/press-releases/

Source: Panama Canal Authority - http://pancanal.com/

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EXPANDING THE PANAMA CANAL

Back in 2006, the people of Panama voted for the expansion of one of the most important waterways in the world. In September 2007, the project was kicked off by a controlled explosion at the future building site. The objective of the expansion is to raise the capacity of Gatun Lake in order to accomodate vessels up to 14,000 TEU which means an three times increase of the actual limits. After eight years of building and 5.2 billion USD, the project will most probably be completed in April 2016.

By Stephanie Ernst, MTL

2007September, 3rd: Start of the project

2010January, 27th: The land where Panama Canal’s third lock will be built, is cleared and prepared along the Atlantic coast.

2011December, 21st: A huge number of cranes is necessary to complete all the work on the Panamal Canal building site. A new set of locks will be placed soon.

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2012August, 13th: The construction workers work day and night to be in time with the construction of the new locks.

2014February, 20th: Works on the Panama Canal expansion had been suspended for days due to a disagreement with a contractor on cost overruns.

2014December, 10th: While the last rolling gate arrives at the Pacific side, visitors observe the maneuver. The last gate is being transported through the Miraflores locks.

2015

June, 11th: Mr. Jorge Quijano, head of the Panama Canal Authority, opens the main valve to flood the Gatun flood chambers. The water runs into the new set of locks in the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama. Until the final completion in early 2016, engineers will be testing the new locks for the next 8 months to come. After successful completion of the test period, the new locks will be opened to the commercial shipping industry.

2016April: Estimated date of completion.

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kilometers, making them some of the largest waves in the world.

They have previously been observed in lesser detail at the Straits of Gibraltar at the gateway of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean and off the coast of San Francisco in the Pacific Ocean.

The waves are made up of moving regions of air or water that are more or less dense than their surroundings because of differences in the temperature of the water and salt content.

They can be generated underwater by powerful storms or hurricanes and in the atmosphere when air hits a huge mountain range such as the Rockies or the Himalayas.

Research: Scale model

It took scientists seven years to track the movements of skyscraper-high waves in the South China Sea, which rarely break the ocean surface, develop, move and dissipate underwater. A team of

Below the ocean surface: Underwater monster waves

While the world continues to remain fascinated by tsunamis and superstorms, recent findings have uncovered surprising facts about a powerful force that exists under the surface of the world’s oceans: underwater or internal waves.

Although their existence has been known for around a century, these waves are seldom encountered and hardly ever photographed. But they have been known to affect submariners and oil rig workers with their enormous power.

They move huge volumes of heat, salt, and nutrient rich-water, which are important to fish, industrial fishing operations and the global climate.

Internal waves are actually very similar in shape to normal waves on the ocean’s surface. Despite their daunting size, however, internal waves travel very slowly at speeds of just a couple of centimeters per second.

Occurrence

They occur in all the oceans, as well as in fjords and lakes. In the Luzon Strait, between Taiwan and the Philippine island of Luzon, they can reach up to 170 meters (558 feet) tall and travel several hundred

A satellite image of internal waves (with a wavelength of

about 2 kilometers), which are generated by flow from the

Atlantic ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, at the east of

Gibraltar and Ceuta. Source: ESA

This astronaut photograph taken from the International Space

Station (ISS) shows the north coast of the island of Trinidad in

the southeastern Caribbean Sea and the huge internal waves

that are visible in the top left of the picture. Source: NASA/JSC

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scientists constructed a large-scale model of the Luzon Strait’s sea floor. The scale model was then installed in a giant tank in Grenoble, France. Using simulations in the giant 50-foot diameter tank, the scientists have determined that the waves are formed as a result of the water’s interaction with the entire ridge system of the Luzon strait.

Research: Satellite imagery

Using satellite imagery, scientists were also able to detect and track internal waves from above. Tracking them from start to finish helps scientists understand these waves.

Anke Borkott

In this photograph of the San Francisco Bay area taken from

the International Space Station, sets of internal waves

traveling east impinge on the coastline south of the city.

Source: NASA/JPC.

Sources: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/2588/20140111/secrets-of-monster-underwater-waves-solved.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/150721193900.htmhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2274199/Caught-camera-Huge-UNDERWATER-wave-spanning-hundreds-miles-observed-International-Space-Station.html

The Bermuda Triangle: Mystery or Intrigue

The Bermuda Triangle is one of the most popular myths of modern times. The Triangle or Devil’s Hole is an area roughly bounded by a line from Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.

With Columbus being the first one who described bizarre compass bearings in the area, it lasted till 1964, when an article was published about the disappearance of flight 19, before the myth making was born.

It appeared that in this area about 100 ships and planes disappeared under mysterious circumstances. A lot of writers and cineastes used this knowledge to let go their fantasy.

They came with a lot of theories about the disappearances like giant sea monsters, giant squid, extra terrestrials, alien abductions and even the existence of a mysterious third dimension created by

unknown beings. The world of Atalanta was located in the Triangle.

Records show that in the last 100 years a number of about 1000 people died in the Triangle which is an average of 10 persons per year. This number is just a fraction of the number of people dying in the North Sea. It’s not just the number of people who died but the way they died.

As mentioned it all started with flight 19. Flight 19 was a squadron of five Grumman Avenger bombers of the US Navy who left Fort Lauderdale on a training mission on the 5th of December 1945. The 14 persons on board of the bombers never came home again. The pilots had to rely on their navigating skills as GPS and other modern navigational aids were still a dream by that time.

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Four out of the five planes were manned with new recruits who were still in their training sessions. The instructor who was on board of the fifth plane reported that the compasses were malfunctioning and the planes were most probably disorientated. The instructor forwarded a message that he intended to make an emergency landing at sea when the fuel tanks were empty.

Although the Grumman bombers had a good reputation when it came to reliability it wouldn’t prevent the planes from sinking to the bottom of the ocean after their landing. It seems that this is a very logical explanation for the disappearance was it not that the instructor mentioned that he noticed a milk white sea just before the radio contact finally broke off. This message reached the control tower on a moment that the planes should have been out of fuel for hours.

To add more mystery to it; the search plane disappeared without a trace in the same area where flight 19 got lost. The search plane appeared to be a PBM Mariner which had a reputation of being unreliable. The nick name of this plane was “Flying Gas Tank” and even the smallest spark could ignite the plane. A vessel in the area reported indeed a huge ball of fire in the position where this PBM Mariner should be.

With the publication of the article and the release of the book “Bermuda Triangle” of Charles Berlitz the myths and theories reached enormous proportions. The book became a bestseller by the way.

Scientist jumped in to come up with more logical explanations. One of their theories was that the sea bottom in that particular area released extreme portions of Methane. When a vessel was sailing in such a methane bubble the good old Archimedes rule wouldn’t apply anymore and the vessel would loose

her buoyancy. As a result of that the vessel would “sink” like a rock giving the crew no time to send an emergency signal. Don’t think what would happen to planes when they were “caught” in a methane cloud.

As vessels and planes mainly used magnetic compasses the Earth magnetic field could influence the reliability. It appeared that the Earth magnetic field was much weaker or non existing in the Devil’s Triangle creating differences in readings of up to twenty degrees. This would of course explain the abnormalities Columbus mentioned and also the disappearance of Flight 19.

When checking the list of disappearances it seems that only yachts and small planes are nowadays

disappearing in the area. Drug smuggling, strong currents, inexperienced crew and dense traffic could be logical explanations. This would logically reveal the myth of the Bermuda Triangle.

But what to think of the message of the pilot of a small plane who asked the control tower if there were more planes in that area. The control tower denied the presence of other aircraft upon which the pilot

described that there was an unknown plane in his direct neighbourhood cigar shaped, flying with extreme speed, making unbelievable curves and able to stop in mid air. The last words of this pilot were that the cigar shaped object was flying just above him and it seems to be an abnormal plane.

Article provided by Feederlines

Source of the map: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Bermuda_Triangle.pngBy Bermudan_kolmio.jpg: Alphaios derivative work: -Majestic- (Bermudan_kolmio.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Map of the Bermuda Triangle

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“Orient meets Occident”: St. Anthony’s church and old mosque.

Photography: Capt Peter Mosselberger

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AAL GALVESTON in Laem Chabang: Sightseeing Trip around Pattaya

We would like to share with all Wheelhouse readers our indelible impressions from the excursion to the most popular Thai’s attractions in Pattaya. We toured among other things “The Srirach Tiger Zoo” and the spectacular “The Sanctuary of Truth”.

Controversially the zoo had been using tigers and elephants in circus shows, including tigers leaping through rings of fire, walking across a double tightrope, parading around a ring on hind legs, and riding on horseback. Sources reported “potentially dangerous human-tiger and human-elephant close interaction”, “bizarre multi-species enclosures”, tigers being struck with steel poles by trainers and implications that tigers were being bred for export to China.

Pattaya Sriracha Tiger Zoo is one of the outstanding attractions in Pattaya. You can enjoy a variety of animal shows such as Crocodile Shows, Tiger Shows, Elephant Shows and even Pig Racing. The zoo claims a population of 200 tigers and around 10,000 crocodiles, the largest such populations in the world.

FTR Antenor, 2/E Denila, E/CD Romas, 3O/ADM Sapra, C/K

Niezielski, D/CD Ostan at the crocodile show

Elephant’s female massage And Elephant’s male massage - not recommended ☺

3/O Bonsol, C/E Tomkalski, M/M Amorsolo, WPR Alvior, 3/E

Estanislao

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Sports & Leisure

German BratwurstCapt. Robert De Jose and C/E Francis Zingapan having their German Bratwurst sausage experience whilst on Hartmann Group-Europe-Familiarisation-Tour ☺

Capt. Rene Dzicki

The Sanctuary of Truth is an amazing wooden building right on the beach in the Northern part of Pattaya. The building has been under construction now for more than 20 years, and it might take another 15 years before it is finished.

The Sanctuary of Truth is completely made out of wood, and all the delicate carvings are done by hand. A huge number of woodcarvers are at work here every day carving out the various figures. The top point of the building is about 105 meters high. The Sanctuary of Truth is not in use as a temple. It is built on an area of almost one acre on Rachvate Cape overlooking the sea in Northern Pattaya.

The architectural style is inspired by Buddhist and Hindu beliefs. Each of the four corners has a tower with figures from Thai, Cambodian, Indian and Chinese beliefs and legends. The Sanctuary of Truth is created by Thai millionaire Khun Lek Viriyaphant, who was very interested in preserving Thai culture and history.

The building was constructed according to ancient Thai ingenuity and every square inch of the building is covered with wooden carve sculpture. The purposes of decoration with wooden carve sculptures are to use art and culture as the reflection of ancient vision of Earth, ancient knowledge, and eastern philosophy.

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On the 20th of September, 22 super-motivated runners from Hartmann Shipping in Leer and GasChem gathered in Hamburg to conquer a running course of 21.4 km, which led them through the pretty district of Hamburg Wandsbek. The team had been training under the supervision of experienced runners for three months and was well-prepared for the challenge. A bit of sunshine, no wind and temperatures of 14 degrees provided for excellent weather conditions.

At 6 PM sharp, the starting signal sounded and over 1,500 runners went onto the course. All athletes outfought various pains, cramps, stitches on their way to the goal. They were motivated by the many spectators lining the streets of Hamburg’s city, shouting and cheering as they ran past. Also, many employees from the Hartmann offices had come to

Hartmann Group succeeds in running „Half Marathon“ in Hamburg

Hamburg in order to support their colleagues and gave them a loud welcome at the finish line.

After only an hour, the first runner crossed the finish-line, closely followed by our IT Manager Holger Grigat who

reached a phenomenal 5th place! Every one of our runners made it through this tough competition which is an amazing achievement. They were happy and proud to have conquered the 21.4 kms and all pains and struggles experienced on the course were forgotten.

Well done to the Team and thanks to the trainees of Hartmann Reederei for the great organization!

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Sports & Leisure

Limassol – Seen by a visiting captainToday, a few tiny British

territories are still existing on Cyprus for military purposes, namely Akrotiri and Dikeila. These are rather bizarre re-mainders of the colonial time, and Mr. John Ioannou of the crewing department was good enough to show me around on the Peninsula of Akrotiri, where the Royal Air Force owns a busy airstrip, Her Majesty’s Secret Service maintains a ra-

dio listening station to intercept signals from the Mid-dle East, and where the interesting shipwreck of the Greek freighter “Three Stars”(grounded here in 1972) can be seen. Further the old Templars’ Castle of Kolos-si with its reptile inhabitants, and only a few hundred meters from the airstrip there is a quiet monastery - “St. Nikolaos ton Gaton” (St. Nichlas of the Cats). And indeed there are numerous cats, the famous “Cyprus Cat”, recognizable by its gray seal and the green eyes surrounded by a thin black circle.

In 327, when Emperor Constantine officially allowed the Christian religion in the Roman Empire, his mother Helena made a trip to the Middle East and Jerusalem, including Cyprus. Everywhere she founded churches

and got monasteries built. In Akrotiri snakes were plentiful and a nuisance. So cats were brought here in order to exter-minate the unwanted reptiles, and they did an excellent job. They got the territory snake free and since then they enjoy the highest reputation.

Only 1% of the Cypriots are Roman Catholics (here called “Latins”). The Catholic church of Limassol (“St. Chatherine’s”) is run by the Franciscan Brothers and firmly in the hand of Filipino expats, Limassol’s largest Roman Catholic community.

ΧαιρετισμούςCapt Peter Mosselberger

Limassol is the home town of ISN and many other shipping companies and crewing agencies, but only few of us have ever visited it. In May this year I was invited for a pre-joining briefing to the “Hartmann House”. On a free afternoon I took the opportunity to walk around in the town.

Geographically, Cyprus belongs to Asia Minor, and this is already a guarantee for a very interesting histo-ry which often changed in the last 3000 years.- 1200 b.C. the Mycenians from the Greek mainland

settled first here, and subsequently Cyprus became an important link and hub for the trade with the Middle East.

- Around 800 b.C. the Phoenicians arrived from today’s Lebanon, and rule over the island changed frequent-ly between Egypt, Syria and Persia.

- In 332 b.C. Alexander the Great conquered Cyprus, and after the decay of his Empire, it became a part of the Ptolemaean Empire (i.e. Egypt).

- 58 b.C. Cyprus finally became a part of the Roman Empire. When the Roman Empire was split in a West-ern and Eastern half in 395 AD, Cyprus became a part of the East Roman Empire, whose capital was Constantinople.

- In 1192 Cyprus was conquered by the crusaders under King Richard Lionheart, and it remained under control of the Templars and the Republic of Venice until 1571.

- From 1571 on Cyprus belonged to the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), and in 1878 it was let by the Turks to the Britain for 500 million $, in exchange for British help against the Russians.

- In 1914, when the Ottoman Empire joined the Axis Powers, Britain annexed the entire island, and in 1925 Cyprus became a British Crown Colony.

- Independence was gained in 1960.

Limassol: Hartmann House in Miltonos Street

Akrotiri: Cyprus Cat in Ag. Nikolaos ton Gato

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On August 20th, some colleagues of the MTL team participated in the Targo-Bank-Run, a public company run with 6.000 runners in this year. The course of abt. 6 km started at the Duisburg theatre and went through the whole town.

The run, whose earnings are always being donated to different social welfare projects for disadvantaged children in the region of Duisburg, celebrated its 10th birthday in 2015.

Afterwards, there was a big After-Run-Party along the start/finish zone and a spectacular firework in the end. Our MTL runners did pretty well and had a lot of fun!

MTL Sportive

Source: Targo Bank. https://www.unser-unternehmen-laeuft.de/bilder/ueberblick-2015/

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FAMILYFamily is most important to each and

every one of us. Probably this is why we got so many contributions this time!

We decided to go for two categories – “on board” and “ashore” – to appreciate the contributions adequately. Here are the two winning pictures, as well as a selection from al the pictures we received. Congratulations to Ken Mickel Delicano and Frederik Meyer!

PHOTO CONTEST

WINNER „ON BOARD“

WINNER „ASHORE“

Frederik Meyer, Operating Department MTL

Being far away from our family is an uneasy feeling, but having this ‚Second Family‘ onboard makes that feeling more easy to overcome.

O/S Ken Mickel DelicanoHAFNIA AMERICA

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Nothing compares to the feeling of my happiness and excitement being with my family. Everyone does prepare something for their loved one whether it is in a simplest way like picking me up at the airport and that for me is a sure joy. Days before my flight, I can‘t be tamed by the thoughts of having my wife wrapped in my arms again. Doing things that I love the most, that is spending time with my family, creating happy moments with them, playing online rpg games non-stop (actually that‘s one of my stress reliever), dining out with family and friends (moderately), and of course living my life outside work -- Isn‘t it exciting?

Now tell me, who can be tamed by the thoughts of having your social life back again. Not just being with the family but creating memories with them so that they can treasure those times while we‘re apart. Coming home is the indication of added experience, valuable lessons and maturity in work cause every contract there will be added values to our profession.

WIPER Randy AcabadoGASCHEM RHONE

‚Pick the area of your life, perhaps your intimate relationships your family.‘

But if you are onboard, your family is a thousand miles away from you. So, I‘m telling that my family is here while I‘m onboard the vessel. Because we always eat together, we frequently share our problems & happenings and even our dreams! And sometimes, we endeavor to take a shower into one group!

A/B Ariel CalacdayLOODIEP

Kim de Wit - van OostenExecutive AssistantFeederlines

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WELCOME!New born baby girl of 3rd Engineer Kenny Rentegrado and his wife:

Name: Kean Lourriszeweight : 2500 grlength: 27 cmbirthday: August 20, 2015, 08:00 am

3/O Kenny RentegradoGASCHEM HUNTE

Eike HartmannMTL

PHOTO CONTEST

A pic of A/B John Eiman on the SANTIAGO, maintenance of his temporary ‘home’ which was the hold’s ventilation duct.

There can never be a family without a home, nor a home without a family. These two are interdependently created. I am blessed to have found a family in this ship that provides me a home away from home! This ship is more than a working place. We build genuine relationship notwithstanding the diversity of our personal lives. Aside from my family and special someone, these people surely made me cry when they said goodbye.

Definitely, MV SEABOARD AMERICA gives me a comfort like the one in a family.

E/C Isagani A. CañalSEABORD AMERICA

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A complete memorable portrait of Ylade’s family taken last year 2013 with my wife and four daughters as a souvenir of a strong happy family bonding that stays together for a common cause to cherish and prosper.

Capt. Arthur Francisco YladePLATRES

2/O Albert Veloria UBC SANTA MARTA

PHOTO CONTEST

‘Capt’. Inga Rusinek, Daughter of Capt. Rusinek, visiting AAL GALVESTON in Antwerp and taking over her fathers ‘big’ Masters Chair ☺

MAS Piotr RusinekAAL GALVESTON

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Entertainment

“FAMILY: BUILDING MY NEW BEGGINING... BECOMING RESPONSIBLE AND STRONGER SEAFARER”

My wife, Paulina, was four months pregnant when I was joined onboard vessel. We are so blessed and thanking when God gave us our first baby in a very soonest best of time, next month after the wedding.

As months passed by during pregnancy of my wife, how I wish that I am with her, feeling and hearing the heartbeat and kicking of my young little one. But although I was not there every month of check-up and everyday of their bonding moment, I just felt that I am at home for all the stories and videos sent by e-mail onboard and Facebook of my wife.

That was a different kind of feeling, it just makes me feel so happy and I can’t control to make my eyes teary, everyday before and after my work makes me excited to read all next happy playful stories of my young one, kicking and stretching once my wife talks and touches her tummy and that makes my day happy.

I know it sounds crazy, but I really did, as a happy and excited Tatay, talk with my baby via Skype and believe he will hear my voice and respond by moving inside. And even in a letter... ahahaha... yes, even in a letter... because I know when my wife reads it my baby will hear it, all possibilities in any way that I think I can communicate with my baby even when I’m onboard, searching internet about development of babies, I did it, it’s awesome all about babies.

Until that very special and happy-happiest day of our life, that my wife and I had been waiting, May 24, 2015, God’s allowed and blessed us a safe and strong delivery, our healthy and cutie little angel baby boy. As a happiest Tatay of all the seafarer’s around the world, I am very lucky and God’s answered my prayer a best of chance at port, to witness and feel

that very-very special day of welcoming our baby. Via Skype I saw my beloved little young one and that was the most teary, but happiest and most warmest feeling that I felt ever... ever in my life. I am now a becoming responsible, stronger and a true FATHER to my wife and my son... and that is my FAMILY, that blessful word, I will always keep in my heart unbreakable, united and God fearing at my very best that I can, as a proudest Seafarer’s Tatay.

This month of August will be my end of contract, hoping and praying I will be at home, also our First Wedding Anniversary and our baby boy Thomas Arizander will be three months old, that would be also a grateful and happiest moment that I have been waiting, the warmest feeling of kissing, hugging and carrying, for the very first time of my baby and my wife as always, we are now truly a happy Family.

The picture taken via Skype was a three weeks old of our baby when he got confined because of pneumonia for 1 week in hospital, this will be our most caring and worrying like every parents but most loving family moment.

Electrician Erwin C. Medrano DELTADIEP

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Entertainment

Spot the differencesMS EMS-LINER: Acquired in 1981, she was the first

Hartmann vessel ever.There are seven differences between the two

pictures - and some are really hard to track. Can you find them all?

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Complete the grid, until each row, each column and each box (marked 3 by 3) contains the numbers 1-9 only once. No guessing is required and there is only one solution.

Got the solution to the Sudoku? Send it in until March 1, 2016, stating the subject “Sudoku” to: news@hartmann-ag.com - and seize the possibility to win one out of five customized Hartmann mugs!

PUZZLES

The winners of the Sudoku in issue no. 10 are: 2/E Sergey Kotovich – 3/E Adones Bangahon – A/B Vincent Abestano - A/B Michael Cataloctocan - A/B Joemar Nepomuceno Congratulations! Your Hartmann mugs are on their way.

Riddlesa) You are driving a big bus. At your first stop, 3

women get on. The second stop, 2 men get on and

1 woman gets off. Third stop, 2 kids and their dad

get on, while another woman gets off. The bus

is grey, and it is foggy and raining outside. What

color is the bus driver’s hair?

b) I can trap many different things and colors, ever

changing, not boring. Look closely and you may

find yourself also caught in my trap. What am I?

c) Walking home one day, you take a short cut along

the train tracks. The tracks cross a narrow bridge

over a deep gorge. At the point you are 3/8 of

the way across the bridge, you hear the train

whistle somewhere behind you. You charge across

the bridge, and jump off the track as the train

is about to run you down. As it happens, if you

had gone the other way, you would have reached

safety just before being run over as well. If you

can run ten miles per hour, how fast is the train

moving?

Source: Jim Taylor, http://riddles.com

(Solutions on page 58)

WORD SEARCHFind and circle all of the Christmas Tree words that

are hidden in the grid. The remaining 53 letters spell a secret message.

Source and copyright: Livewire Puzzles – http://www.puzzles.ca/freefun.html

ANGEL

ARTIFICAL

BRANCHES

CANDY CANES

CELEBRATION

DECEMBER

DECORATE

DECORATIONS

FESTIVE

FRESH CUT

GARLAND

GIFTS

GREEN

LARGE

LIGHTS

NEEDLES

ORNAMENTS

PINE

PRESENTS

PURCHASE

REAL

SCENT

SETTING UP

SKIRT

SMALL

SPRUCE

STAND

STAR

TAKING DOWN

TINSEL

TOPPER

TRADITION

TREE FARM

TREE LOT

TRUNK

WATER

YEARLY

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Entertainment

Hägar the Horrible – COMING HOME from a Viking Age point of view

How to join in

• The Wheelhouse team invites all colleagues on board and

in the offices to join in. We look forward to your articles and

pictures, ideas and feedback!

• Please send your articles and pictures to:

news@hartmann-ag.com

OR ccfc@asm-manila.com OR redactie@feederlines.nl

OR news@hartmann-reederei.de OR

newsletter@intership-cyprus.com

• The texts should be no longer than half a page or 500

words. Please note that he editors may have to shorten or

edit texts.

• Pictures should be sent in a high resolution, so they can be

printed in good quality.

• The deadline for all contributions is March 1, 2016.

WHEELHOUSE ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEXT ISSUE – JOIN IN!

General topic of issue no. 12:

QUALITY

Contribute to

QUALITY

Taking care of quality in everyday life is essential:

A thoroughly handcrafted product lasts for

decades, while for example low quality food, half-

heartedly served, can ruin a restaurant within

weeks.

Did you ever experience really good or really bad

quality in private or in professional life? What does

it take to ensure and maintain quality? And what

does quality mean to you in the first place? Please

share your story or your thoughts on “QUALITY”.

MY STORYWhich were the most important steps in your career? Which advice was the most inspiring? What would you recommend to colleagues on their way up the career ladder?

This is your opportunity to share YOUR story with the Wheelhouse readers. Tell us about your career, your experiences or about a special occasion related to your position on board or in the office. All colleagues are very welcome to share their stories!

PHOTO CONTESTThe topic for the next photo contest is “CHRISTMAS”. We look for your best Christmas pictures ever – even though they will be published in May and you might probably see them printed while encountering temperatures well above 30° C.

No limits set to your imagination - the best picture will be awarded!

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Solutions to the riddles: a) Whatever color your hair is! Remember, you are the bus driver!; b) A mirror, or a pool of water; c) The train is moving at 40 miles per hour. Imagine that a friend is walking with you. When the train whistle blows, you head away from the train, he heads toward it. When he reaches safety, you will be 6/8 (or 3/4)of the way across the bridge, and the train will have just reached the bridge. For the train to cross 4/4 of the bridge in the time you cross the remaining 1/4, the train must be moving four times your speed.

The Hartmann Group fleet-collection

Expand your collection of Hartmann Group vessels with the 7th set of “vessel business cards”!

In this issue: UOS EXPLORER Hartmann OffshoreBOSPORUSDIEP Feederlines UBC TORONTO Intership NavigationGasChem ANTARCTIC Hartmann Reederei

You are very welcome to suggest your favorite vessel for the next issue. Please send your nomination to news@hartmann-ag.com.

All details given in good faith, but without any guarantee.

BOSPORUSDIEPTechnical Manager FeederlinesIMO-No 9393840Type Multi purpose vesselBuilt 2008 / Bodewes Shipyards, NetherlandsLength o.a.. 106.68 mBeam 15.20 mDead weight 5,250 mtMain engine MAK 6 M 25 1980 kWSpeed 12 kn (Bft 2)

GASCHEM ANTARCTICTechnical Manager Hartmann Gas CarriersIMO-No 9402598Type LPG-CarrierBuilt 2010 / Meyer Werft, GermanyLength o.a.154.9 mBeam 23 mDead weight 18,110 mtMain engine SulzerSpeed 17 kn

UOS EXPLORERTechnical Manager Hartmann OffshoreIMO-No 9439917Type AHTS MOSS 424 HBuilt 2010/ Fincantiery, ItalyLength o.a. 76.50 MBeam 17.50 MDead Weight 3,000 MTMain Engine 4x MAN 6L32/40 3000 KW EACHSpeed 16 KN (BFT2)

UBC TORONTOTechnical Manager INTERSHIP NAVIGATIONIMO-No 9300764Built 2005 / Saiki, JapanLength o.a. 182 MBeam 28.6 MDead weight 38,000 MTMain engine Mitsubishi 6UEC52LS 7943KW

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