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Goodbye “NORDMORITZ”
by Mrs. Britta Mehrens
At her christening...
Mrs. Christiane E. Oldendorff,
Late Mr. Klaus E. Oldendorff
with Mr. Nikolaus E. M. Oldendorff and
Mr. Christian B. M. Oldendorff
After being in service for 11 years
MV "NORDMORITZ" was sold and
handed over to greek buyers in La
Coruna, Spain on September 12th,
2006. Her sister vessel "NORDMAX" had
already been sold two years ago, also to Greeks.
You may remember that the two ships have been
named after Mr. Christian Burchard Max
Oldendorff and Mr. Nikolaus Egon Moritz
Oldendorff. Here you find a christening photo of
those days.
Built at DAEWOO Heavy Industries Ltd.
"NORDMORITZ" was completed and
delivered on February 24th, 1995. The first sea
trials were conducted on February 14th & 15th,
1995, on the coast of Koje Island, South Korea.
At that time the vessel was managed by our
Limassol Office and the first Superintendent
was Mr. Symeon Boeros. Since 2004
MV "NORDMORITZ" was managed
by the "NORD" office in Hamburg, by
the Superintendents Mr. Milan Smrcek and
Mr. Grzegorz Kowalczyk who were in charge
and took care of the vessel.
The ship has had throughout her life uneventful
voyages and performed very well to the entire
satisfaction of the owner. This could not have
been achieved without the various good crews
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who were on board over the years. Also the
present crew of course contributed to the success
and therefore Mrs. Oldendorff invited them to a
nice farewell party to show her appreciation and
thanks.
The crew decided to have a BBQ-Party which
was held on September 8th, 2006 in Spain at La
Coruna anchorage and enjoyed by all
crewmembers. To commemorate this event the
crew sent over some photos which were taken on
that evening and we also received wonderful,
unique presents from the Tuvalu Islands:
handmade shell medallions. What a nice
surprise! We really appreciate them thinking of
us here in Hamburg. Therefore, this article ends
with a wish that we would like all of you to share
these special moments.
Shell medallions from Tuvalu Islands
Farewell from her last crew