Category Archives: Maritime

Pilot by night in the German Bight

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Tim

Early this morning the Cuxhaven pilot boat loomed out of the mist around our stern to pick up the disembarking pilot. Called Lotse in German, Lots in Swedish. All these names are derived in some form from Lodestone, or leading stone … Continue reading →

Posted in From the ship, Germans, Germany, History, Maritime, Navigation, On the ship, Pilot, Pilotage, SWATH | 4 Comments

Snow, storms and seasickness.

Posted on December 25, 2009 by Tim

The picture is taken off the coast of Norway, Utsira to be precise and we had a hell of a night that went on and on. Rolling and sliding, the picture captures the moment fairly well. I wasn’t sick in … Continue reading →

Posted in From the ship, Maritime, On the ship, blog, photos, the weather | 9 Comments

Night Moves

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Tim

Night moves, a container feeder ship approaches us and passes within a few metres before moving on west towards Kiel. Ships passing in the night, you can’t see anybody on the bridge, during the day it is customary to greet … Continue reading →

Posted in Container, From the ship, Germany, Maritime, On the ship, Pilot, Pilotage, Radio, Sport, photo, photos | 2 Comments

Harbour View

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Tim

The white ship to the left is an Oceanographic research survey vessel “Akademik Sergey Vavilov” named after a Russian/Soviet physicist, the ship has in more recent times been employed as a luxury cruiser to the Antarctic at USD $5000 a … Continue reading →

Posted in Admirals, Cruise Ships, Europe, From the ship, Germans, History, Maritime, On the ship, Russia, naval heroes, photo, photos, sailing ships | 2 Comments

GPS dependancy

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Tim

I read with interest an article about GPS at Panbo.com which started me thinking about how much GPS there is these days, my mobile phone has a GPS with Google maps, you can get a tag for your dog or … Continue reading →

Posted in From the ship, Maritime, Navigation, On the ship, pinch of salt required | 6 Comments