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03 Nov

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It is great to be back in Rotterdam. And very practical too, to be next tot the office/work shop ‘Salvator’. The coming weeks we have to work hard to rebuild the interior....

31 Oct

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This past week we have been working hard to bring all the piping back into the ship. Most pipes have been renewed right away.
Also all electricity is neatly organised...

27 Oct

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The 'Oosterschelde' is moored at one of the jetties in Lauwersoog. Although we are out of the dock, the work is not finished yet. There are still many bilge pipes that are...

21 Oct

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We are floating again. We have been in the dry dock for over 5 weeks and at the top (or low) of all the work there was a gap of six by eight meters in the ship. Fortunately...

19 Oct

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The first phase of our work is almost finished. The last welders have disappeared from the ship and the first layers of paint are on the new steel. First it was unpleasant...

15 Oct

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We are working on the home stretch. Buns of lead are being placed one by one in the hollow keel for ballast. On the photo you see former captain and director Dick van Andel...

09 Oct

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We proceed with the restoration of the hull. One day the work progresses fast and the next day it’s going slower. It’s a difficult job, because not only we want the lines ...

03 Oct

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We should be halfway through the ironwork now, but because the job is bigger than expected we are not quite there yet, but step by step we are getting there. On the photos...

30 Sep

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While work on the ship progresses we are in the office preparing for the trips that we are going to make coming year. For every trip we make an ...

25 Sep

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After two weeks of breaking down it is great that we are now building up again. The first new frames of the hull are in and the plates of the hull are being modelled into ...