Category Archives: Belgium

Codename ARA

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Tim

Above a ship called Kapten Borchov as we were on the way towards the locks at Ijmuiden. The plume of smoke in the corner is the steelworks at Ijmuiden. ARA is the short for Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp and is often … Continue reading →

Posted in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Belgium, From the ship, Netherlands, Rotterdam | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

10 minutes late

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Tim

One event can cause a whole day to stumble and stutter along, with an obstacle at every turn and 10 minutes can be an eternity especially when you are 10 minutes late. Everything flows so well when you are 10 … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, Belgium, Germans, Germany, Planes, passengers | 2 Comments

Fatigue & The Knock on Effect

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Tim

Lack of sleep, one of the disadvantages of the job. Of course we have lots of rules about hours of rest that should be are obeyed, I don’t know if I get tired of the rules or just from being … Continue reading →

Posted in Antwerp, Belgium, On the ship, Pilot, Pilotage, bridges, cigarettes, coffee, pinch of salt required | 8 Comments

Repubblica di Genova

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Tim

Distant shot of the ship that was lying on it’s side in Antwerp taken through a lens of a binoculars. She is in dock in Antwerp being repaired after her capsizing IMC has a detailed report. http://www.imcbrokers.com/blog/2007/11/19/repubblica-di-genova-towed-to-drydock/ I was tempted … Continue reading →

Posted in Antwerp, Belgium, Shipping, Sinking, accident, capsize, ship spotting | 3 Comments

Stolt Skua

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Tim

Here are the forward mooring station crew of the Stolt Skua. Stolt is the Swedish (Scandinavian) for proud, and the boys on deck certainly looked happy at any rate when I stuck the camera out the bridge window and waved … Continue reading →

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