A Voyage On The MS Marina

A Voyage on the MS Marina You are about to set out on a sea voyage on the Marina, a multi-purpose dry cargo
ship of 12,000 DWT. During the voyage you will learn about life and work at sea, about the maritime field as a whole and most important of all you will learn maritime English. So welcome on board and join us for an adventure at sea! The Marina The Marina is a multi-purpose dry cargo vessel of 12,000 DWT. She carries general cargo e.g. metal in coils, and bulk cargo such as grain, coal, ore, fertilisers, timber and 20and 40containers. She has her own cranes and derricks for loading and unloading the cargo. She was built in 1992 at the Wrtsil Shipyard. Length: 137 metres Breadth: 22 metres Draught: 7.5 metres Speed in full load: 17 knots The Route We are going to follow the Marina on its voyage from the Port of Santander in Spain to the Port of Kotka in Finland on the Gulf of Finland. The voyage will introduce us to many of the aspects of maritime work and life. Captain James and His Crew They are going to guide you through the ups and downs of a journey on board a modern merchant vessel. Let us hear what they have to tell us about themselves. Captain James Born in Winchester, Great Britain. Family: wife and two children. Hobbies: Sailing , chess, reading . Hello, Im Captain Andrew James, the Master on the Marina. Im very pleased you can join us on our voyage from the Port of Santander in Spain to the Port of Kotka on the southern coast of Finland. I live in Weymouth, which is a small town on the south coast of England. My family includes my wife Emma, and two children, my son Fred,
aged 15 and my daughter Marlene who is now 9 years old. We live in a house with a large garden and a view of the sea. My wife is a great gardener, I prefer to stick to the sea myself. I have a yacht called the Diana and our family often go sailing during the summer. I like reading Im especially keen on historical biographies and I like playing chess during my free time. The Chief Mate John Andersen Born in Copenhagen; Denmark. Single. Lives in Copenhagen. Hobbies: sailing, music, especially jazz, cooking. Hello! I live in Copenhagen the wonderful capital of Denmark; friendly old Queen of the Sea. I love my Copenhagen with its colourful downtown centre, its rich cultural life, cosy restaurants and hectic night life. I am single but I have a large circle of friends. We often meet, go out for a night on the town or go sailing together in the summer. I play the saxophone and belong to a group that has regular jamming sessions. During my years at sea Ive visited many different cultures. I enjoy cooking and am very much into Asian food - Indian, Thai and Chinese cooking. I like inviting a few friends over for dinner. Im happy with my single life at present but in the future I want to settle down with the right girl and have a family. The First Mate Friedrich Erdmann Hello! My name is Friedrich Erdmann and Im the First Mate on the MS Marina. I was born in Stralsund on the island of Rgen. My family have been sailors for generations, so it was an easy choice for me to start my nautical studies and go to sea. I have worked on many kinds of vessels, like oil tankers, Ro-Ro vessels, reefers and now on the Marina, a multi-purpose dry cargo vessel. I am 35 years old and have a wife and two children. I enjoy working on the Marina as her route takes her to the Baltic Sea, which is home for me. The Baltic may not be one of the great oceans but its waters can be quite tricky both in summer and winter and require a great deal of seamanship. The Chief Engineer Tom McPhee Born in Aberdeen Scotland. Family: wife Anne and a son Ian aged 6. Hobbies: mountain trekking, riding, cabinetmaking.
Hello, Im Tom McPhee. Im a true Scot; I like my whisky, Scottish dancing, and the traditional game of tossing the caber, at which I was a champion once. Its no game for ninnies, the pole weighs 100 kg. But then Im 6 ft tall. They say that Scots are good at engineering and I chose an optional technical course at school. Today I get my fill of high tech in the computerised control room on the Marina, though. So during my free time I just want to relax; I enjoy mixing with the crowd in my local pub. I play a lot of golf - Scotland is marvellous for golf courses. I like working with my hands; cabinet-making is a hobby of mine. We live in a very picturesque small town in the Scottish Highlands. My wife Anne is a nurse and our son Ian is 18. Together we enjoy mountain trekking. The Second Mate Timo Ranta Born in Turku, Finland. Studies at bo Navigationsinstitut. Married to Pirjo with a son, aged 3. Likes hunting, fishing and the sauna. I think Im rather a typical Finn. I live in Turku, a port town but I have a small cottage by a lake in the lake district in the central part of Finland. We go up there during most weekends and in the summer. Like so many Finns I enjoy living close to nature, hunting, walking in the woods and fishing on the lake. And, of course, heating up my sauna, and inviting a few friends over. During the winter holiday my family like to go skiing in Lapland, the northern part of Finland, where there are many excellent skiresorts.

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