Meeting old friends

m/y Kalizma riding at anchor off Hulhumale Is

Walking Montalto to Carpasio

Went walking up in the mountains and started early morning as one does not want to get stuck up there after dark, at least if you are not carrying the right gear.

Ligurian valleys

Rescue of Wilhelmine - the whole story

The story of Wilhelmine was broken up into several posts due to the length of each chapter. 

In Kalmar

Rescue of Wilhelmine - epilogue

If you've read all the previous posts you know by now she was only rescued from an undignified end rusting asunder at an deserted beach despite our greater ideas that were smashed by the pandemic.

Bow section chomped to pieces by hydraulic scissors

Wilhelmine in media

As Wilhelmine was resuscitated and moved about she broke the news barrier and below are few articles published by Finnish papers that I've freely translated below in chronological order. 

Kimito nyheter 24.11.2020:

Main picture of article in Kimito news.

Wilhelmine in history

Waalhafen 1970's, courtesy of Shipnostalgia by "optoon"

Rescue of Wilhelmine - the end

Team selfie

Doing a Riva

Nice airport mascot

Caipirinha

05.05.2021 - 30.06.2021

Captain

m/y Caipirinha

Caipirinha alongisde in Durres

St Helena (the ship)

15.01.2021 - 25.02.2021
01.08.2020 - 23.10.2020
04.01.2020 - 24.06.2020
04.11.2019 - 27.12.2019

m/v St Helena (ex MNG Tahiti, RMS St Helena)

Captain

St Helena in Birkenhead, UK before the refit

You have no idea to whom this boat belongs to!

The “Anny von Hamburg” is located in Billwerder Bay in front of the “Lütje-Yachts” shipyard.

Photo: Florian Quandt

Rescue of Wilhelmine

Just arrived 

Rescue of Wilhelmine - prologue

Sahaniemi pier

Media postings

It seems the vessel I'm working on, St Helena, has quite the media coverage last few days from Northern as far as the Southern hemisphere ...

Extreme E press release

New livery

This Saturday m/v St Helena moved from Cammell Lairds Campbeltown facility into their Bidston repair facility for further outfitting afloat.

This move activated the local paparazzi into action and here are a few shots by local talents: 

St Helena on the Mersey (by Phil Owen)

Vacation time

River Severn

Chester

Roman flag

U-534

U-534 conning tower

HMY Britannia

HMY Britannia stylized poster

S/y Eye of the Wind logbook

Life takes a turn...

RMS St Helena watersalute

Photographer: unknown

Ventum Maris

14.06.2019 - 02.09.2019

Captain
m/y Ventum Maris

Ventum Maris anchored at Maddalena archipelago

New adventures

Ventum Maris in Valencia

Lühring sister ships meets

In 1998 Christian Eckardt writes the following in the Seereise magazine issue 3//2019:

Eye of the Wind (photo, courtesy of Christian Eckardt)

Illusion Plus

26.12.2018 - 08.03.2019

14.06.2018 - 17.12.2018

m/y Illusion Plus (today Eternal Tsingshan)
Captain

Illusion Plus

Anny von Hamburg is far from seaworthy

Deck of Anny von Hamburg

Credit: Ulrich Schlüter

Back home after more than 100 years

Anny von Hamburg 

Credit: Ulrich Schlüter

Joining again

Yantai 200.000t mega crane and an oil-rig

Flensburg museum

 

Flensburg historical port logo

Cap San Diego

Cap San Diego

(courtesy of FB group Ships general arrangement plans)

Lady S

02.11.2017 - 02.12.2017
04.11.2016 - 05.01.2017

Captain
m/y Lady S

Lady S (credit: Burgess yachting)

Moonlight II

29.08.2017-01.11.2017

02.03.2017-01.06.2017
p/v Moonlight II (ex. Alysia)
Captain

Moonlight II (courtesy of Yachtcharterfleet)

Hellenic day

This Sunday I decided with a few crew go see some hellenistic sites handpicked from the guide book.

Becin castle

Bodrum

Yalikavak marina

Doing a Ferretti

Local boats

Lichadonisia islands

Lichadonisia

Road trip

s/s Delphine

s/y A

s/y A

Suez

Some of the old buckets trafficking these waters

Signing on p/v Moonlight II

Cunard house

SeaTALK

What is SeaTALK?

Training

Courtesy of The HR suite

Address to Haggis

I had the honor to be invited for Burns night at the British embassy and took opportunity to record the prayer to haggis that is customary to be done at every party when the haggis is brought in.

Cruiser Georgios Averof

G. Aberof general arrangement

(courtesy of FB group Ships general arrangement plans)

Hellas Liberty

s/s Hellas Liberty

Donington Park - Download festival

Black Sabbath

Yachting drama

The Greek drama masks for context

Pommern

Pommern

Maryah

24.09.2015 - 21.01.2016

31.07.2015 - 04.09.2015
13.05.2015 - 13.07.2015
08.08.2014 - 16.04.2015
31.01.2013 - 04.08.2014
21.08.2012 - 30.01.2013
m/y Maryah (ex Czar, Szczecinska B970/01, Fortune, Dalmorgeologiya) IMO no 9044619

Captain

M/y Maryah (photo by Manuel Hernandez via marinetraffic)

Montenegro

Montenegro coastline