Manning the world’s largest ship

Manning the world’s largest ship - with 2 captains and 2 Chief Engineers

               The first Triple-E has commenced its maiden voyage in Busan, South Korea. At the helm, the crew of the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller whose members have been selected among Maersk Line’s finest.

                  A selection of highly qualified crew members, specifically chosen because of their background and experience, will man the largest ship in the world. The ship can accommodate 34, and in principle run with as few as 13, but in regular service approximately 22 persons will make out the crew.

                

                         

                      Understanding of roles and responsibilities on the vessel is of utmost importance to ensure smooth sailing and safety.

                  On the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, the Captains are Jes Meinertz and Niels Vestergaard Pedersen, and the Chief Engineers are Per Schilling Nielsen and Niels Peter Svarer.

              All of them were present at the naming ceremony in Korea on 14 June. ”You are among the finest in your fields, and you should be honoured by being selected to take this vessel into service,” said Maersk Line CEO in his speech on that occasion. ”May you always have fair winds and following seas.”

Pirates hijack Turkish tanker with 20 Indians on board off coast of Gabon.....

Pirates hijack Turkish tanker with 20 Indians on board off coast of Gabon

 An hijack took place after 7 months.....

 

          Pirates captured a tanker bearing the Maltese flag, but 

owned by a Turkish company off the coast of Port-Gentil, 

Gabon, media reports said on Tuesday.

             The ship - MV Cotton - reportedly had 20 crew 

members, all of them Indian.

           Reports quoted a Turkish foreign ministry official 

confirming that the incident took place on Sunday.

           As per reports, the Turkish ambassador in Gabon has 

contacted the west African country's foreign minister in 

connection with the hijack.

Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/pirates-hijack-turkish-tanker-mv-cotton-with-indians-on-board-off-coast-of-gabon/1/291628.html

The further information will be updated soon in other posts..........

Cargo Ship Capsized Off Thailand. 6 still missing two days after MV Hope capsize -----chief officer and chief enginner died...

Cargo Ship Capsized Off Thailand.  6 still missing two days after MV Hope capsize 

                As many as eleven crew members of a Bangladeshi cargo ship went missing Thursday after their vessel capsized off the coast of Phuket in southern Thailand, Thai officials have confirmed according to local media.

                   The bodies of two crewmen recovered on Friday identified as chief Officer of the ship Mahbub Morshed, 45 and chief engineer Kazi Shifuddin, 52.

                 The ship, the MV Hope, was enroute to the port of Chittagong in Bangladesh when it reportedly capsized early Thursday in adverse weather conditions about 32 kilometers from Phuket’s coast, AFP reports.

                Six crewmembers were rescued by another ship and a navy helicopter, but fears were mounting for 11 still missing after a search Thursday, hampered by poor visibility, failed to locate the remaining crew. The Royal Thai navy said the missing were in a lifeboat which was set adrift by the high seas, the AFP report says.

             Bangladesh’s Dhaka Tribune reported Friday that three more were rescued alive, bringing total number of survivors to nine. The report says that three bodies have been recovered and six remain missing.

There were 17 on board the ship when it capsized.

A search continued Friday lead by the Royal Thai Navy.

The MV Hope is owned by QC Shipping of Bangladesh.