M/S "SAMOA" - 2
- M/S "Samoa" - her name painted on the black, riveted hull - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
- Trips with "Samoa" in 1969 -
M/S "Samoa" - "Samoa" at the Nakskov Ship Yard, which was also owned by the East Asiatic Company - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - at the Nakskov Ship Yard, -ready for next voyage - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - in good company, - meeting old friends again -
From left to right: Assistant Engineer John Ottesen, - our "pet" from Holland, 2nd. Officer "Little Peter",- and finally,- but not at least-, the First Officer Ulrik Nielsen - - - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - good company: John Ottesen, Karsten Petersen and Ulrik Nielsen - (Photography by "Little Peter" from Holland)
M/S "Samoa" - a look into one of the the cargo holds - (Photography by karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - 3rd. Engineer Simon in his usual good mood - (Photography by karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - 2nd. Engineer Frederik, - cool as always - in front of the maneuver stand - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/s "Samoa" - and here - - MEEEE again at the DC switchboard - (Photography I think is by Simon! Maybe - - - )
M/S "Samoa" - in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas - First Mate Ulrik Nielsen (Trying to impress, - with NO success!) -, and Second Mate "Little Peter" - (Photography by karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - "Samoa" at the passenger ship terminal in the magnificent port of Charlotte Amalie - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - boat drill in the port of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - boat drill in the port of Charlotte Amalie - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - boat drill in Charlotte Amalie, - one of the World's most beautiful ports - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
Here on St. Thomas we really felt at home, since the Virgin Islands was once a Danish colony, and in the city of Charlotte Amalie, there are still lots of old Danish road signs and Danish architecture from the good old days - - - And tax free Bacardi rum, - and more - - - A perfect place for a boat drill - - -
M/S "Samoa" - at sea again - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - and sometimes she navigated misty rivers, - here the Columbia River, US North West coast - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - back to the sea routines again , - here the Carpenter Poul is patching up the anchor chain markings - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - sea routines, - life boat muster headed by the Chief officer - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
Left: Carpenter Poul and Assistant Engineer John Ottesen, -- the rest I have forgotten! Can anybody help? By the way: Take note of the "funny" life jackets! You will not see them like that anymore - - - -
M/S "Samoa" - sea routines, - life boat muster again,- now it is 2nd. Officer "Little Peter" who runs the show - (Photography by karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - sea routines, - fire muster, - this time it is 1st. Officer Ulrik to the left who runs the show - - (Photography by karsten Petersen)
On this picture I can identify one more person, - the Cook Jesper Elbo, - no. 3 counted from right to left -
M/S "Samoa" Sea routines, - the "Samoa" gang enjoying life at the poop deck (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
To the left: Carpenter Poul, - in front: Able Bodied Seaman Ole, - Far behind: Motorman Tage, and just behind Ole, - Assistant Engineer John Ottesen. The two remaining I have forgotten at the moment. Maybe somebody can help?
M/S "Samoa" - real sailors - the finest - (From left to right: Seaman Ole, Carpenter Poul, - and - -????) (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - the Cook - Jesper Elbo - in action. ( The most important man onboard!) - (Photography by karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - and the Cook's Mate, - his faithful assistant - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
M/S "Samoa" - gently, gently rolling on, - in the big, beautiful oceans of the World - (Photography by Karsten Petersen)
NOTE: You can see much more stuff about "The Finest Shipping Company in the World", - the "East Asiatic Company" -, at the address www.snesejler.dk Here you can find a unique collection of pictures, stories and memories from old EAC sailors, - like myself.
M/S "Sargodha" - a "Samoa" sister ship during port maneuvers in Rotterdam, 1969 -
Besides M/S "Samoa" I also served on a sister ship - the M/S "Simba" - beautiful ship - like the "Sargodha" above - - -
M/S "Samoa" is an important ship in my life, because she was the first commercial freight ship on which I ever served - - -
And it was GOOD, - so after "Samoa" I continued to sail at sea for just about 40 years - - - A VERY loooong career on the big oceans of the World - - -
My next ship in the East Asiatic Company was the M/S "Boribana" - a completely different looking class of ship - then home for further studies - because I wanted to obtain a Chief Engineers license for ships of any size and horsepower, - in trade on all oceans - and after I had accomplished that, - it was straight back for another trip on M/S "Boribana" - a ship I will also feature in this web site - - -
NOTE: You can see much more stuff about "The Finest Shipping Company in the World", - the "East Asiatic Company" -, at the address www.snesejler.dk Here you can find a unique collection of pictures, stories and memories from old EAC sailors, - like myself.