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MARLOW 

NEWSLETTER 

DEC 2010 

7TH ISSUE

Dec 2010 

7th Issue 

Contents 

Pages 

Letter from the Chairman 2 

Message from the Editorial Team 3 

The Winners of the Photo Contest 4-6 

Marlow Navigation Social Events 7-14 

Press Release 15-16 

Training 17-21 

Safety and Security on Board 22-23 

Activities on board 24 

Incidents on Board and Elsewhere 25-29 

Marine Story 30-31 

Watch Giving - 10 Years 32 

Long Serving Seamen 33-37 

Prize Giving - Winners of Photo Contest 6th Issue 38 

Jokes 39 

Sudoku Puzzles 40 

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Dec 2010 

Dear friends and colleagues, 

We cannot avoid the fact that the world is still suffering 

the effects of the financial crisis. When the crisis first hit 

us, it was predicted that the problems would be short-lived 

and that soon everything would go back to normal. 

Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case, but 

regardless what the financial situation may be like, we have 

thankfully managed to keep all our seafarers employed. 

As I mentioned in the June 2010 issue, our contribution to 

the “Year of the Seafarer” was to focus even further on 

training initiatives for the safety and well being of our 

seafarers onboard. 

This “Year of the Seafarer” was 

celebrated throughout 2010 and gave the 

world an opportunity to show its 

appreciation and recognition for the 

positive contribution of the “seafarer” to 

the world society; such contribution very 

often made under extremely difficult 

working environment. 

ICSW - Party in the Park 

One of our “further initiatives” taken was 

‘Luneta Seafarer’s Center in Manila’ 

to promote the anti-piracy campaign! 

More than 800.000 people signed this electronic petition demanding more effective 

measures by Governments to find at last a solution to this long lasting problem. 

I hope you all enjoyed Christmas and wish you and your families a Happy New Year!!! 

Hermann Eden 

Chairman 

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Message From The Editorial Team 

Hello again, 

occurred but also about our training 

initiatives promoting safety and security 

onboard. 

We are always glad to receive e-mails from 

seafarers who share with us their 

experiences and moments at sea as well as 

any reports on incidents they may come 

across during their duties onboard. 

We would also like to thank all our 

manning agencies for sending us a lot of 

material for publication. 

We will also enjoy the photos of our four 

winners of the previous contest. 

We would like to wish you all a Happy 

New Year and hope that 2011 is the 

beginning of a better tomorrow for all of 

us. 

Enjoy!! 

The Editorial Team 

We are still focusing on selecting the best 

photos for the photo contest so please 

keep those photos coming. We have 

observed that recently we received 

photos that do not seem to be actually 

“LIVE” but instead they must have been 

taken from internet/websites. The 

purpose of the contest is to participate 

with your own photos. 

Apart from the social events that took 

place within the last six months, you will 

also read about piracy attacks that have 

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The Winners of the Photo Contest 

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Winners 

Congratulations go to all our four winners of this issue’s photo 

contest. Since we have received a great amount of photos we 

would like to share some of them with you, which you will see on 

page 6. We thank you once again for your contribution to this 

contest. 

Photo taken by Capt. Fyodor Popov 

(Eagle brings its prey onboard RIVER PHOENIX) 

Photo taken by 

3/OFF 

Bernabe Balanze Jr. 

(Thunderstorm during 

voyage from Savannah to 

Miami) 

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Photo taken by - CH/COOK Ryan Ray Conol 

(M/V Transjurond bound for port Oulo - Finland) 

Photo taken by - Capt. Mykola Filipov 

(Sea Passage Jebel Ali-Walvis Bay Indian Ocean before Tropical Cyclone Phet) 

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Close 

Contenders 

Photo taken by 

2/OFF Jonathan R. 

Ramos 

Photo taken by - 

C/OFF Leo Marie V. 

Malgapo 


2/OFF Johnny 

M. Oralde 


AB Jonathan S. Taban 

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Marlow Navigation Social Events 

Marlow Navigation Cyprus 

In this issue we will be sharing with you 

moments from our social gatherings and 

other events that have taken place within 

the last six months. 

A large number of people joined us that 

day to watch the live activities that were 

taking place during the event, i.e 

Sea Kayak competition, Jet Ski race, 

Kite Surfing, Waterpolo, Windsurfing, 

Dragon Boat race and many more. 

Beach Volley Tournament 2010 

On the 17 th of October 2010, our 

“Marlow Dream Team” won the beach 

volley tournament which was organized 

by the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC). 

The Beach Volley tournament is 

organized every year by CSC for its 

member companies. 

“Marlow Dream 

Team” 

‘Day of the Sea’ 

Event 

On the 26 th of September 2010, the 

Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) 

organized the “Day of the Sea” event, 

which takes place every two years. 

At the event there was a variety of food, 

snacks, delicacies and beverages for all 

who attended as well as games for the 

children. A lot of colleagues volunteered 

to help for the organization and smooth 

running of the event. 

All funds earned were donated to the 

Children’s Charity Foundation “Make a 

Wish”. 

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On Saturday that evening, a beach party 

was organized with music and drinks. 

There was also a beer drinking 

competition where the winner received a 

dinner voucher. 

“Beer Drinking Competition” 

Radiomarathon 

“Entertainment for children” 

Summer Outing - 19 th & 20 th June 2010 

The Management arranged a holiday 

weekend for all the Marlow colleagues 

with their families. We all spent a lovely 

weekend at the “Coral Beach Hotel” in 

Paphos. It was a good and relaxing time. 

Radiomarathon is the biggest charity 

event in Cyprus which is organized every 

year, aiming to collect money for the 

children with special needs and provide a 

better quality of life to them. The total 

of all contributions collected amongst 

colleagues was doubled by the company 

and donated. All donations were 

appreciated and valuable. 

“Coral Beach Hotel in Paphos” 

Article Provided by: 

MN CYPRUS 

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Marlow Navigation Ukraine 

Dec 2010 

Marlow Navigation Ukraine continues to 

conduct seminars for its Senior Officers. 

In September, another seminar was held 

at the Izmail branch. 


“Both children and parents 

enjoying their winter holidays” 

“Captain Boris Ezri - Managing Director of MN 

Ukraine presents Captain Yuriy Kovalyov - 

participant of this seminar, with certificate of 

attendance”. 

Twice a year, young and gifted chess 

players from Odessa and other 

regions, take part in a chess tournament 

supported by Marlow Navigation Ukraine 

(MNUA). Prizes are presented to the 

participants. 

There is also a summer camp in the sunny 

Crimea, where many entertaining events 

take place and everyone has a fantastic 

time. 

“Summer Camp” 

MNUA sponsors several colleagues to 

participate in a football team. Being part 

of the team allows them to spend their 

free time in football training and getting 

prepared for the games. 

“A chess tournament”. 

Our seafarers’ children from all over 

Ukraine spend their summer and winter 

holidays in picturesque recreation areas of 

the Ukraine. The children enjoy their 

time by playing outdoor games and going 

skiing in the Carpathians. 

“The Marlow Navigation Ukraine Football Team” 


Boris Ezri - Managing Director 

MN UKRAINE 

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Marlow Navigation Germany 

Barbecue Party 

In July, all colleagues were invited to a 

barbecue party with their families. 

Everyone had a fabulous time, enjoying 

their time on the waterside of the river 

Elbe. Some of the colleagues brought 

salads and other side plate dishes, whereas 

others kept the crowd entertained with 

music. 

Dec 2010 

until the steaks and sausages were ready 

to be served. 

Altogether, it was a pleasant and 

successful day and for this reason this 

social gathering shall continue to be a 

future event for both MSD and Marcrew. 

O’zapft is…….(It is tapped) 

Oktoberfest is a 16-18 

day traditional festival 

which is held each year 

in Munich, Bavaria - 

Germany, running from 

the last three weeks of September to the 

first weekend of October. It is one of the 

most famous beer events in Germany and 

the world's largest fair. 

It was a lovely sunny day, 

so the children decided to 

go swimming, trying to 

persuade the rest of the 

group to follow them. 

“Traditional food” 

Some colleagues decided to gather and 

play a game of volleyball and badminton 

During this celebration visitors eat huge 

amounts of traditional food such as 

Hendl (chicken), Schweinsbraten (roast 

pork), Schweinshaxe (grilled ham hock), 

Steckerlfisch (grilled fish on a stick), 

Würstl (sausages) along with Brezn 

(Pretzel), Knödel (potato or bread 

dumplings), Kasspatzn (cheese noodles), 

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Reiberdatschi (potato pancakes), 

Sauerkraut or Blaukraut (red cabbage) 

along with such Bavarian delicacies as 

Obatzda (a spiced cheese-butter spread) 

and Weisswurst (a white sausage). 


sausage) as well as Pretzels and of course 

Beer!!! 

Since 1950, there has been a traditional 

festival opening: A twelve gun salute and 

the tapping of the first keg of 

Oktoberfest beer at 12:00 hrs noon-time 

by the incumbent Mayor of Munich with 

the cry "O' zapft is!" ("It's tapped!" in the 

Austro-Bavarian language) opens the 

Oktoberfest. 

“Pretzels” 

Some colleagues also dressed up in the 

Bavarian traditional costume, known as 

“Dirndl” and “Lederhose” and were also 

encouraged to participate in the 

traditional dance “Schuhplattler”. 

The evening ended with a buffet where 

everyone enjoyed the fantastic food. 

“The Oktoberfest” 

By 1960, the Oktoberfest had turned into 

an enormous world-famous festival. 

Since then, foreigners began to picture 

Germans as wearing the Lederhosen 

(for men) and in Dirndl (for the women). 

“Colleagues dressed up in traditional clothing” 

On the 25 th of September 2010, both 

Marcrew and Marlow Shipmanagement 

Deutschland (MSD) brought a piece of 

Bavaria to Hamburg. This event was 

celebrated with traditional food like 

Leberkäse (liver paté), Weisswurst (white 


MSD & MARCREW 

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Marlow Navigation Philippines 


Dec 2010 

July 2010 – MN Basketball Team 

23 rd of June 2010 – Foreign delegates 

from STCW Manila Convention 

At the time of the STCW Convention, 

Marlow Philippines had the honor to 

welcome Mr. Klaus Grensemann, Mr. 

Karl-Heinz Biesold from Verdi Industrial 

Sector Division for Maritime Transport 

and Inland Navigation, Mr. Ulrich 

Schmidt from Dienststelle 

Schiffssicherheit BG Verkehr and 

Mr. Juergen Gopel from Federal Ministry 

of Transport, building and Urban Affairs. 

In order to maintain a good team with 

skills and the passion to win, it all comes 

down to team work. 

In 2009, the MN 

Basketball team won 

the third place and 

was able to bring the 

bronze trophy back to 

the Manila office. 

Entering 2010, the MN Basketball team 

participated in the Summer Basketball 

Tournament organized by ODFJELL 

Philippines and was able to reach the 

1 st runner-up rank – missing the 

championship only by 4 points. 

Mr. Tony Galvez , CEO –Administration 

showed them the Marlow complex 

highlighting the facilities of Marlow 

Navigation Training Center such as the 

simulator area, mooring station, 

workshop, welding area, classrooms and 

lounge. They were also given the 

opportunity to see how Marlow 

contributes to the training offered to our 

seafarers. 

July 2010 – Aerobics Class @ Marlow 

Working in an office can sometimes be 

the reason why most of us have limited 

time to spare in exercising or doing any 

physical activity whatsoever. For this 

reason, MNPI and MNTC took the 

initiative and organized an aerobics class 

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for its colleagues, scheduled for two days 

per week. 


16 th of October 2010 – Induction of 

Officers 

This fitness 

class offers top 

aero fitness instructors 

and has been taking place since July 2010 

at MNTC PDOS room every Tuesday 

and Thursday at 6.30 pm till 7.30 pm. 

20 th of July 2010 – A(H1N1) 

Vaccination 

The HR Department of MN Philippines 

organized a health session regarding the 

H1N1 Vaccination. 

The induction of officers and Seafarer’s 

Wives Association was held at Marlow 

Iloilo on the 16 th of October 2010. The 

main purpose of the organization is to 

help our branch in promoting the 

Company. The officers of the association 

participate in organizing events such as 

summer outings, Christmas parties and 

job fairs, maintaining a solid co-operation 

amongst its members. They also provide 

support to the wives and families of crew 

who were affected by natural disasters like 

floods, typhoons, etc. It is 

important to involve the family members 

in any company task, so they are aware of 

the company status and will be able to 

relate and understand the job that is 

carried out by their husbands/fathers. 

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ICSW Event 

Taking the opportunity of the “Year of 

the Seafarer”, Marlow Navigation 

Philippines (MNPI) participated at the 

ICSW Event “Party in the Park”, that 

took place at the Luneta Seafarer’s Center 

in Manila. MNPI also organized an 

“Open House” event dedicating that 

special day for the seafarers and their 

families. There were games and 

entertainment for all ages. 

Dec 2010 

For more convenience, a bus was 

arranged to transport guests who were 

traveling from Rizal Park to the Manila 

office for the “Open House” party. 

Refreshments were also served at the roof 

bar of the Agency for all who attended. 

At the Marlow Open day, the colleagues 

from MNPI and MNTC converted the 

Marlow building into a workshop 

complex where all members of the 

maritime industry got to see the services 

that Marlow offers to the seafarers. 

Building tour, rope works and other 

activities in the workshop were prepared 

for all the guests. 

Articles Provided by: Tony Galvez - CEO 

Administration & Ari Ben Tan - HR Team 

MN PHILIPPINES 

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Manila Party in the Park 

Executive Director: Roger Harris 

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PRESS RELEASE 

Over 1400 seafarers with their wives and children, as well as members of the Filipino 

and International shipping community packed into the Luneta Seafarers Center in Luneta 

Park, Manila on Saturday 26 June for the first international Party in the Park organised by 

the International Committee on Seafarers Welfare (ICSW). 

ICSW launched the Party to celebrate the IMO-designated “Year of the Seafarer”. It also 

neatly coincided with the designation by the IMO Diplomatic Conference, which met in 

Manila from 21-25 June, of Friday 25 June as the annual “Day of the Seafarer”. 

Speaking after the event, the ICSW Executive Director, Roger Harris, said: 

“We had several clear objectives for the Party: to celebrate the “Year of the Seafarer”, to 

promote seafarers welfare worldwide, to involve the families as well as the seafarers 

themselves and to have fun! The Party was a tremendous success and way beyond our 

expectations.” 

Over 350 seafarers’ wives and children attended the Party from the AMOSUP Seafarers 

Village and they provided cultural dancing, children’s games, face painting, book reading 

and a magician to keep the crowd and, in particular the children, entertained throughout 

the event. 

Other events, in an all-action programme, included team games, song and dance routines 

from the cadets of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific on the theme of 

“Go to Sea”, and music provided by the Navy band and Marlow Navigation. 

The main sponsors for the event were BW Shipping, Marlow Navigation, Teekay 

Shipping, Wallem Shipmanagement, and PhilTrust Bank. Costa Cruises and Videotel were 

also sponsors as well as and National Bank of the Philippines. In addition, the Women 

of Wallem (WOW) sponsored the prizes in the children’s games, the GIG Foundation 

provided generous assistance to the Seafarers Village Wives Association, as did 

Informatica, and Keymax Maritime who sponsored a karaoke machine. 

A major attraction at the Party was a series of raffles for attractive prizes held 

throughout the event. The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) donated 

prizes of a laptop and gift vouchers which were drawn first. The next raffles comprised 

prizes donated to ICSW for the event by Marlow Navigation, Trans Global Maritime, 

Wallem Shipmanagement, Pandiman and PandiPhil consisting of washing machines, a 

TV, laptops and mobile phones.


Dec 2010 

Speeches of welcome during the event were made by Dani Appave the senior maritime 

specialist at the ILO, and Koji Sekimozu, Director Maritime Safety Division of IMO. In 

addition, the former IMO Secretary General, Bill O’Neil, was in attendance as well as 

representatives of supporting organisations such as Graham Young of ITF, Natalie Shaw 

of ISF, and Father Victor Labao, National Director of the Apostleship of the Sea in the 

Philippines. 

In conclusion, Roger Harris said: 

“After the success of the Party, everyone seems to be asking what ICSW will be doing 

next. Our next major event will be the presentation of the International Seafarers 

Welfare Awards at the IMO on 1 December 2010. We also have a very exciting 

programme of other activities aimed solely to help our members to provide the very best 

standard of health, safety and welfare for seafarers. We may be back next year.” 

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Training 

MNTC Manila - Advanced maritime 

training for providing world-class 

maritime manpower 

“HL simulator in MNTC MNL - Ch.Mate’s 

control station” 

It was reported in our last issue that a 

heavy lift training for nautical Officers 

and Masters has been under development. 

On the 24 th of August, 2010 Marlow 

Navigation Training Centre (MNTC) – 

Manila officially introduced the first heavy 

lift cargo handling simulator. The 

advanced maritime training equipment is 

Marlow Navigation’s direct answer to the 

increasing demand of ship owners and 

charterers for deck officers with heavy lift 

expertise. It took the development team 

of MNTC six months to complete the 

heavy lift simulator. The ships used in the 

development of the heavy lift simulation 

were based on existing vessels, managed 

by Marlow Navigation. 

A heavy lift course has been designed 

around the simulation that includes 

standard scenarios in project and heavy 

lift operations based on the initial 

feasibility studies, the tool box meetings 

prior to loading, the underlying 

mathematical concepts of stability and 

cargo care software. It takes into account 

the commercial, legal as well as practical 

considerations of slinging, rigging, 

lashing, the welding of pad eyes and 

D-rings and their professional removal. 

Exercises are carried out by a group of 4 

deck officers that rotate to each of the 4 

positions (Master, Ch. Mate and 2 crane 

operators). The course lasts three days 

and is offered free of charge for Marlow 

deck officers. If everything goes as 

planned, the company intends to establish 

the same heavy lift simulator training in 

the Ukraine. 

“HL simulator in MNTC MNL - crane operator’s 

station” 

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We would like to thank all the Masters and 

Chief Officers that have offered 

assistance in preparing the development 

of the Heavy Lift (HL) course. 

Dec 2010 

New Vessel Take Over Training Program 

Another advanced training development 

– New Vessel Take Over Training 

Program which was announced in the 

earlier issue of the Newsletter was 

completed in MNTC. The full crew 

complement of the two new buildings 

M/V “Lania” and M/V “Agros” took 

part in a one week training that took place 

in June and July 2010. The training 

integrates Full-Mission Bridge Simulator 

& Engine Room Simulator with bridge 

and engine watch take-over, MRM 

training course, emergency drills, safety 

refresher and familiarization training. 

MNTC Manila - challenges ahead 

Marlow’s present dormitory has 318 beds 

for controlled accommodation mainly to 

cadets. The latest achievement of the 

company is the building situated next to 

the dormitory. Plans of converting it as 

an expansion of the present dormitory 

are now in process. 

“Demolition of the building next to first MNTC 

dormitory in Manila - October 2010” 

Maritime Resource Management 

(MRM) training – new developments 

In our previous issue we promised to 

keep you informed about the 

implementation of the MRM training as 

part of the mandatory requirements of 

STCW. MRM was introduced and 

approved by the IMO STCW - 2010 

diplomatic conference in Manila (24 th of 

June, 2010). 

Part A of the STCW code and particularly 

Chapter II - standards regarding the 

master and deck department and Chapter 

III - standards regarding engine 

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department were amended with the new 

requirements. The resource management 

training will become mandatory for all 

deck, engine and electro-technical 

officers. The amendments shall enter into 

force on the 1 st of January 2012 and the 

full compliance by all parties signing the 

convention is expected on the 1 st of 

January 2017. 

MRM project in Ukraine 

Following the decisions of the STCW 

2010 Marlow Navigation has started the 

implementation of MRM in the Kherson 

State Maritime Institute (KSMI). The 

company has positive experience in 

working with KSMI and considers that 

the Institute has a good chance to become 

an initiator of the MRM training in all 

maritime educational establishments in 

the Ukraine. 

The project to roll out MRM in the 

Ukraine prior to its mandatory 

implementation, targets the maritime 

education on the one side and maritime 

training centers on the other side. The 

goal is to have more than 1,000 senior 

officers trained within the next 3 years 

and to have MRM principles formally 

incorporated into the main stream 

maritime education in the Ukraine. 

The implementation of MRM program 


into KSMI and into the maritime 

education in Ukraine for the next 3 years 

is co-financed by DEG (Deutsche 

Investitions und Entwicklungsgesellschaft 

mbH) with public funds of the German 

Ministry for Economic Cooperation and 

Developments. 

As part of the project on 29.07.2010 Igor 

Kolosov – who is a certified Work Shop 

Leader of the Marlow MRM Training 

center in Odessa - held a MRM 

Introduction seminar in Sevastopol – 

Ukraine in front of representatives of 

local recruitment offices and maritime 

state educational facilities. 

On the 15 th of September, 2010, Mr. 

Kolosov held a similar MRM 

Introduction seminar in KSMI. The 

seminar was attended by the faculty 

members of the Institute and 

representatives of the Kherson Maritime 

Training Centre. 

“MRM Introduction seminar in Sevastopol 

29.07.2010” 

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“MRM Introduction seminar in KSMI - 

15.09.2010” 


Dec 2010 

• 14.09.2010 in Rostov on Don 

• 28.09.2010 in Nizhniy Novgorod; 

• 12.10.2010 in Kaliningrad; 

• 26.10.2010 in St. Petersburg; 

• 09.11.2010 in Petrozavodsk; 

• 16.11.2010 in Vladivostok; 

• 30.11.2010 in Arkhangelsk; 

• 14.12.2010 in St. Petersburg. 

MRM training in other locations 

MRM in Russia 

There was an intensive roll out of MRM 

courses in Russia in the second half of 

the year 2010. On the 15 th of July 2010 in 

Petrozavodsk – Russia the first MRM 

course was conducted by Capt. Dmitry 

Ablogin (Work Shop Leader of the 

Marlow MRM Training center in 

St. Petersburg). 

“MRM course in St. Petersburg 26.10.2010” 

The dates of the MRM courses 

conducted in Russia until the end of year 

2010 are following below: 

“2 nd MRM course in Poland - Gdynia 

19 - 21.10.2010 

MRM in Poland 

Since 2010, the MRM courses have also 

been operating in Poland. On the 25 th of 

May 2010 in Kozi Grod the first MRM 

course was conducted by Capt. Martin 

Bankov of our office in Marlow 

Navigation – Cyprus. The second MRM 

course took place in Gdynia on the 19 th 

of October 2010. 

Please contact your local agent for the 

latest planned MRM course and other 

training activities available. 

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Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 – 

training 

In the previous issue we have advised you 

that we will provide training material for 

familiarization with the MLC 2006. Two 

new Seagull Computer Based Training 

modules: “MLC – 2006” and “MLC – 

ON BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES” 

will be available for training in the 

manning offices in MNTC Odessa – 

Ukraine and MNTC Manila – Philippines. 

Signing the annual agreement of 

“education” co-operation with Kherson 

State Maritime Institute (KSMI) 


career. This year on the 8 th of October 

2010, the event took place at our Marlow 

office with Mr. Hermann Eden and 

Mr. Volodymyr Khodakovskiy (Director 

of KSMI) signing the agreement. 

Inauguration of cadets in Kherson 

This year the event took place on th 9 th of 

October 2010. The cadets were addressed 

by Capt. Wekenborg of our main office 

in Cyprus. Despite the pouring rain and 

cold wind the cadets withstood the whole 

ceremony for more than two hours. One 

of the Kherson cadets Mr. Ryabko, 

Mykola was awarded during the ceremony 

for his bravery in saving his fellow 

seafarer in Venezuela from drowning at 

sea. 

“Signing of the agreement at the Marlow main 

office on 08.10.2010” 

We are keeping you informed every year 

about the developments in the KSMI. It 

has become a good tradition that Marlow 

signs the agreement with the Institute 

either at Kherson-Ukraine or in Limassol 

at our Marlow premises. Every year new 

developments are added to the 

documents which are signed, offering a 

higher standard of quality in Marine 

education for the graduates who are 

seeking a future in their seagoing 

“Inauguration parade of KSMI cadets - 

09.10.2010” 

“Awarding ceremony of Mr. Ryabko Mykola 

during the parade” 

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Dec 2010 

Safety and Security on Board 

Smart Gangways and 

Accommodation Ladders 

A smart gangway – first impressions 

count! 

Climb up a ship’s accommodation ladder 

or gangway and what impression do you 

get Is the gangway smartly painted, clean 

and well secured Is there a proper safety 

net underneath and are the handrails clean 

and grease free Is there an alert and 

smartly dressed Marlow crew member 

standing at the top of the gangway ready 

to welcome you on board and register 

your details 

The gangway is the first point of contact 

the visitor has with the ship and that 

person will probably gain his or her first 

impressions as they climb the ladder to 

the main deck. 

Get the first impression right and it can 

make all the difference between a 

deficiency free Port State Control (PSC) 

inspection, a happy Agent or Charterer 

or…...a really bad day! 

You may think this is not important but 

it is! You will be surprised how these 

things are noted and recognised by 

customers and other people involved in 

the business of shipping. 

Get it right and the visitor has a safe stay 

on board. Get it wrong and accidents 

caused by gangways could prove fatal to 

ship and shore personnel. 

So, what do we need to do to make sure 

our gangways and accommodation 

ladders are safe, fit for purpose and 

properly maintained 

Ladder maintenance – the basics 

Gangways, ladders and associated 

components must be maintained carefully 

as part of a Planned Maintenance System 

(PMS). Inspection, lubrication and 

renewals of parts including the wire and 

rigging must be carried out carefully. 

Certificates and records for the wire ropes 

in use must be readily available on board. 

All moving parts such as turntables, 

sheaves, tracks, bearings and rollers 

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should be free to turn and periodically 

greased. Bent stanchions should be 

replaced and side ropes inspected along 

their entire length and replaced if 

necessary. The underside and structural 

support points of an accommodation 

ladder or gangway should also be 

inspected for condition, distortion, cracks 

and corrosion. Safety nets should be 

checked for wear and damage, as well as 

the effects of chemicals, grease or paint. 

The condition of the winch brake should 

be inspected and brake pads replaced as 

necessary. The satisfactory operation of 

the power supply system, control system 

and limit switches should also be 

frequently checked. 

Many gangways are galvanized and can 

start to look scuffed and dirty after time 

as grease drops on them and the 

galvanization breaks down. Don’t leave 

them like this! 


The ladder should be properly marked at 

each end with a plate showing the 

maximum and minimum design angles, 

safe loading and the design load. Read 

MSC Circ 1331 on board for more details. 

In port 

The gangway must be safely secured with 

the wheel/roller firmly on the jetty clear 

of obstructions, bollards and gantry crane 

rails. The gangway must be properly 

illuminated and have an effective safety 

net that extends between the vessel side 

and the gangway. A lifebuoy and line and 

float must be available. Last but not least, 

an effective gangway watch with a proper 

system of recording visitors to the vessel 

is necessary. 

Is your ladder in good order 

First of all, degrease using a detergent to 

remove the oil and grease spots. High 

pressure fresh water washing for 

galvanized steel is recommended to 

remove the zinc salts. When the surface is 

dry you can apply an epoxy primer 

containing zinc phosphate. Once the 

primer has been applied then apply two 

coats of a mastic high build epoxy paint. 

Final coat is then polyurethane or enamel 

coating according to your paint scheme 

on board. For more details on painting 

schemes, contact your Superintendent. 

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Activities On Board 

M/V WARNOW DOLPHIN 

Crossing the Equator 

Crossing the equator is a well known 

tradition for all seafarers who cross the 

line for the first time, honouring their 

courage at sea. 

We would like to congratulate the “First 

Timer” CKTR Joseph Lagos for crossing 

the equator. The christening ceremony 

took place on the 24 th of October 2010, 

onboard M/V WARNOW DOLPHIN. 

He was baptized by his shipmates with 

the name “Shark” and was presented with 

a certificate “King of the Sea”, allowing 

him to sail on any sea or ocean. Here 

below are some photos which were taken 

during the celebration. 

The ceremony was an amazing experience 

for all the crew and in order for it to be 

even more realistic, the crew decided to 

dress up in fancy costumes having the 

theme “King Neptum” (the King of the 

Sea) and also other sea creatures like 

mermaids etc. 

The whole baptism ceremony was a 

memorable day for CKTR Lagos and of 

course for the crew. 

The baptism certificate for CKTR Joseph Lagos 

M/V WARNOW DOLPHIN 

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Dec 2010 


Incidents On Board and Elsewhere 

Pirate Attack - M/V MAGELLAN STAR 

On Wednesday the 8 th of September 

2010, early morning, pirates attempted to 

hijack one of our crew managed vessels 

off the coast of Somalia. 

The good preparation for such an event 

by both Management and Crew onboard 

proved to be “time and effort” well spent. 

All members of the crew had their 

designated responsibilities. 

The Captain contacted the Navy 

and reported the incident. The 

Commandos launched their own invasion 

onto the ship. The pirates gave up once 

they were confronted by the Marines who 

were armed with heavy weapons. 

Once the vessel was checked and no 

serious damages were identified, the 

vessel continued its voyage to Dubai 

under Naval escort. The warships are 

part of the 25-nation mission protecting 

vessels from pirate attacks off the coast 

of Somalia into the Gulf of Aden. 

We want to strongly emphasize how 

important it can be when the crew is well 

organized in the case of a pirate attack. 

“M/V Magellan Star” 

The crew had well prepared themselves 

until help would arrive. The Master had 

carried out several drill alarms for all 

members of the crew to be 

familiar with the procedures. Once the 

crew saw the pirates approaching, they 

had enough time to react. 

We congratulate all the crew for their 

pre-planning and practice drill exercises 

which helped to avoid a dangerous 

situation. For sure it was a success to the 

vessel for not being hijacked and above all 

as number one objective, all the crew was 

safe and sound. 

M/V MAGELLAN STAR 

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M/V ADRIAN - Rescue Operation 

On September the 23 rd M/V “Adrian” 

received a distress call from M/V “Ocean 

Blue”. On arrival at the location Capt. 

Tabala of M/V “Adrian” found M/V 

“Ocean Blue” heavily down by stern, 

indicating that her engine room was 

probably flooded. 

Dec 2010 

Unfortunately, the coastguard vessel 

“ORION” was hampered by its own size 

and with only having a small rescue boat, 

her crew only managed to transfer 3 

persons, after which her rescue boat 

became inoperational. With no means of 

assistance the “ORION” had to leave the 

scene and proceeded to Santo Domingo 

with 3 of the rescued crew. Capt. Tabala 

then decided to bring the 4 remaining 

survivors to the Santo Domingo 

anchorage where the local authorities 

took care of the ill-fated seamen 3 hours 

afterwards. 

“M/V Ocean Blue - sinking” 

As per Capt. Tabala, the 7 crew members 

of M/V “Ocean Blue” had to be rescued 

and the weather conditions at the time 

were quite rough with approximately 7 

Beaufort wind and the sea state reaching 

3 meters height. The cargo of the vessel 

consisted of pressed recycling paper that 

quickly became wet, making the vessel 

heavier. 

Capt. Tabala had set the rescue operation 

in motion and rescued all 7 crew 

members. The US coastguard rescue 

center suggested that the rescue vessel 

“ORION” steaming out of Santo 

Domingo, made a rendezvous with M/V 

“ADRIAN” to take over the rescued 

seamen to take them to the port of Santo 

Domingo. 

“Crew awaiting rescue by M/V Adrian” 

We want to take the opportunity, on 

behalf of the Owners and Marlow 

Navigation Ltd., to congratulate 

Capt. Tabala and his crew for their well 

carried out rescue operation. It proves 

once more that well trained crew can 

make all the difference between 

success and failure. 

M/V ADRIAN 

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Dec 2010 

M/V JADE TRADER – Rescued 10 

Fishermen 

M/V “Jade Trader” was sailing from Ho 

Chi Minh/Vietnam to Hong Kong, and 

was at sea for a day, passing behind the 

Typhoon “CONSON”. 


We would like to congratulate the crew of 

M/V “Jade Trader” for their rescue 

activity which was carried out successfully 

and efficiently. 

On the 18 th of July at 15:42 hours, the 

Captain was informed by one of his 

officers that there was a sunken fishing 

boat and that all crew members were 

struggling to hold on for survival. 

The Captain started to slow down the 

engine to commence the rescue operation 

and at 16:10 hours all the distressed crew 

members were safely rescued and boarded 

on M/V “Jade Trader”. As per Captain 

Dikarenko the fishermen had been in the 

water for three days and were very weak. 

He was advised by them that one 

fisherman had been missing for 2 days, i.e 

from the day the boat sunk. 

The Captain had informed the Marine 

Rescue Coordination Centre in Hong 

Kong (MRCC) immediately for further 

assistance, who had later informed him 

that the missing fisherman had 

already been rescued by another vessel. 

On the 19 th of July all the crew of the 

sunken boat disembarked from M/V 

“Jade Trader” at Hong Kong.. 

M/V JADE TRADER 

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Chilean Mine Collapse - 33 Survivors 

Dec 2010 

inside the main access tunnel of a mine in 

Chile, it was reported that all 33 trapped 

miners were alive and were receiving 

emergency supplies through a bore hole. 

But rescue workers had estimated that it 

would have taken months till a two-foot 

hole would have been drilled in the rock 

to retrieve the miners. 

Chile has a long tradition in mining, which 

developed during the 20 th century and 

made the country the world’s top 

producer of copper. Since 2000, an 

average of 34 people died every year in 

mining accidents in Chile. 

The 2010 mining accident occurred on 

the 5 th of August 2010, when part of the 

San Jose copper-gold mine near Copiapo 

– Chile, collapsed, leaving 33 men trapped 

deep below ground. The San Jose Mine is 

about 45 kilometres (28 miles) north of 

Copiapo, in northern Chile. The miners 

were trapped at approx. 700 meters (2,300 

ft) deep and about 5 kilometres (3 miles) 

from the mine entrance. Considering that 

the mine had a history of instability that 

had led to previous accidents, the 

prospects for rescue was as dark as the 

collapsed mine. 

Nearly three weeks after the incident 

“Relatives of 33 trapped miners wait for news 

outside the collapsed mine” 

At the time of the accident it was not yet 

clear what had caused the roof to collapse 

but were investigating the matter. 

On the 8 th of August, rescue workers 

began drilling bore holes, about 6 inches 

in diameter (15 centimeters), to locate 

survivors, according to Reuters. 

On the 22 nd of August, more than two 

weeks after the initial collapse, the first 

bore hole reached the survivors, all 33 of 

them, who passed up a note, translated as: 

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Dec 2010 

"The 33 of us in the shelter are well," 

They received emergency rations and 

lights to stave off the darkness in the 540 

square foot (50 square meters) room 

where they were living. 


The rescue operation was carried out 

daily, and accomplished sooner than 

expected. The miners survived 

underground for a record of 68 to 69 

days. On the 13 th of October, after the 

last trapped miner was hauled to the 

surface, making it the 33 rd survivor, the 

rescue workers held up a sign saying 

“Mision cumplida Chile” (English: 

“Mission accomplished Chile”) to 

all the people watching the rescue on live 

television around the world. 

“Chilean President - Sebastian Pinera holding up 

the message sent from the trapped miners” 

Rescuers planned to drill a hole, then 

widen it, so the miners could be pulled, 

one by one, to the surface 

“The rescue shaft that was used to 

bring up all the trapped men to the 

surface” 

“Diagram 

showing the 

drilling 

process of 

the rescue 

shaft. 

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Dec 2010 

Marine Story 

The Problem of Longitude 

Life before SAT NAV 

So what was the problem and how was it 

solved 

Go onto any ship’s bridge these days and 

you’ll have the ship’s position in latitude 

and longitude to an accuracy of a few 

metres. Thanks to satellite navigation and 

global positioning systems, the ability to 

determine position on the surface of the 

earth is a simple readout from a satellite 

receiver. 

Latitude was easily determined. 

Measuring the maximum elevation of the 

sun with a sextant as it crossed your 

meridian at noon allowed the early 

navigators to obtain their latitude. 

Because lines of latitude are parallel, the 

concept of sailing ‘east’ or ‘west’ along a 

line of latitude round the earth was easy. 

But it was not always like this. Back in the 

1700’s, the problem of ‘finding longitude’ 

was stretching the minds of everyone as 

more and more sailing ships set out to 

explore new territories, to conquer lands 

and bring commodities from foreign 

countries. There was no practical way to 

determine longitude and despite the best 

navigational charts and compasses, Vasco 

da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan and Sir 

Francis Drake were all getting to their 

destinations by good luck or the Grace of 

God! Even Captain William Bligh on the 

‘Bounty’ and the circumnavigator Captain 

James Cook took various tools and 

devices to sea to test them but without 

result. 

Determining longitude was more tricky. 

In those days, the navigator needed to 

know the precise local time aboard the 

ship and also the time at the home port at 

the very same moment. The two clocks 

enabled the navigator to convert hourly 

difference into geographical separation. 

The earth takes approximately 24 hours 

to rotate once through 360 degrees, 1 

hour marks 15 degrees of spin on the 

surface. Every day the navigator reset his 

ship’s clock to local noon when the sun 

reaches the highest point in the sky. Then 

he would consult his ‘port’ clock - every 

hour’s difference between the two clocks 

translated into 15 degrees of longitude. 

There were no astronomical tables or 

almanacs in those days of course! 

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Dec 2010 

“The Marine Chronometer H5” 

So why was it so difficult to do this At 

that time, only pendulum clocks existed 

and you can imagine how inaccurate they 

became on the deck of a rolling ship with 

all the salt and humidity. A rise or fall in 

temperature or barometric pressure also 

caused problems. They frequently 

stopped working altogether, slowed down 

or sped up. This made ‘local’ time on the 

ship impossible to determine accurately. 


clock with moving parts that were 

virtually friction–free, required no 

lubrication or cleaning, was rust proof 

and kept all moving parts perfectly 

balanced in relation to each other. The 

different metals inside the clock expanded 

or contracted in such a way that they 

compensated for changes in temperature 

and pressure. 

The problem of longitude was finally 

solved in 1773 when Harrison proved his 

clock worked and he collected his prize! 

Despite all efforts, no method proved 

successful until The Longitude Act, 

passed in 1714 in the British Parliament, 

created a prize for the person solving the 

problem of longitude. The prize was 

worth several million dollars in today’s 

currency. 

“John Harrison - clock maker and mechanical 

genius” 

A clockmaker by the name of John 

Harrison actually developed the marine 

clock (chronometer) that could withstand 

the harsh seagoing environment. He did 

away with the pendulum and invented a 

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Dec 2010 

Watch Giving - 10 Years 

Once again we would like to send out our 

congratulations to all our long serving seafarers who 

have been with marlow for more than 10 years. Here 

below are some photos capturing the moments of the 

seaferers receiving their 

watch. 

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Dec 2010 


Long Serving Seamen 

Here below is the list of more Long 

Serving Seamen been with Marlow for 

more than 12 years continuously. They 

have been employed since 31/10/1998 

and before and have completed more 

than 2400 days of sea service. 

NO. SURNAME NAME RANK 

PHILIPPINES 

1 BARRUGA ROBERTO CAPT 

2 DOLOR NOVO D. CAPT 

3 DY RICARDO CAPT 

4 RAMOS LAURO CAPT 

5 ANGOLUAN MANUEL A. COFF 

ALEXANDER 

6 ARZAGA ARDAMIL 

COFF 

7 GALES JOSEPH COFF 

8 GALVAN REY COFF 

9 GRETA MICHAEL COFF 

10 GULTIA ALVIN COFF 

11 LUZON ARNOLD COFF 

12 MORENO NATHANIEL COFF 

13 PE JOEL N. COFF 

14 RAMOS ROCHELLE ROYCE COFF 

15 SOLIGAM JUAN II G. COFF 

16 SUYO JONATHAN COFF 

17 BAGAFORO JAY HARRIZON 2OFF 

18 DIAZ LAMBERTO 2OFF 

19 DOMINGO CHRISTOPHER 2OFF 

20 INJOG SATURWE 2OFF 

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21 JAYAON JEFFERY 2OFF 

22 MAQUINDANG MANUEL 2OFF 

23 MERCADO BENEDICTO R. 2OFF 

24 MONTANEZ ROLANDO A. 2OFF 

25 NORCIO ROGER S. 2OFF 

26 REYES TRANQUILINO JR 2OFF 

27 TENALES FRANK 2OFF 

28 VALIENTE ERIC 2OFF 

29 LEGASPINA ERWIN CENG 

30 MANACAP JEVIER CENG 

31 QUINTERO FREDIE CENG 

32 ARGETE EDUARDO 2ENG 

33 ARROYO NOEL 2ENG 

34 CAYABYAB BERNARD 2ENG 

35 DE LA CRUZ EDMUND 2ENG 

36 FILLONE JESSIE 2ENG 

37 FLORO ARMAN 2ENG 

38 GENOVEA ENRIQUE G 2ENG 

39 LADINES GILBERT 2ENG 

40 ORTIZ ANTONIO 2ENG 

41 RILLERA EFREN 2ENG 

42 SALAZAR IGMEDIO JR. 2ENG 

43 DILEMA MARTINLEE FLOYD 3ENG 

44 FLORES TEDDY 3ENG 

45 ZAFE EULOGIO T 3ENG


Dec 2010 

46 FULE GIL ELEC 

47 RETANAN ROMULO ELEC 

48 ABANCIO HENRY E. BSN 

49 AGNER JESUS F. BSN 

50 ALBA JOSEPH B. BSN 

51 AMOMAS GASPAR BSN 

52 BANDIOLA FRANKLIN JR. BSN 

53 BANDIOLA JOHNHOS BSN 

54 BARRIENTOS RAY GEORGE BSN 

55 CABANGAL JONATHAN A. BSN 

56 CANAPE RENE R. BSN 

57 CASANA FLORENCIO BSN 

58 DALANGIN GERRY BSN 

59 DE GUIA RONELIO BSN 

60 DELGADO ROY .V BSN 

61 JAVELOSA JIMMY BSN 

62 RACELIS FRANCIS BSN 

63 RUBIO ERWIN BSN 

64 SURUIZ RAMIL O BSN 

65 UNGUI RUDITO BSN 

66 ABULAG GLICERIO A/B 

67 AGUIRRE JOEY A/B 

68 BOGADOR JIMMY A/B 

69 BRIONES TONY P. A/B 

70 DE LOS REYES JOEBERT F. A/B 

71 DEGOBATON REX A/B 

72 DELCANO IRENEO JR. A/B 

73 DILLERA FRANCIS A/B 

74 JAMBRE ANDRES A/B 

75 LAGUNDAY JUNMAR A/B 

76 LINGATONG EPIFANIO A/B 

77 LLAGUNO HERMAN A/B 

78 MADRONA EDILBERTO D. A/B 

79 MOLAS CYRIL A/B 

80 MONTALBAN JOSE A/B 

81 PANES SHERWIN JOEWED S.A/B 

82 RAVIDAS ABNER B A/B 

83 RENTEGRADO JR CESAR A/B 

84 RETIRO JAY A/B 

85 SABULBERO ARTEMIO A/B 

86 SUMANGA DEMETRIO A/B 

87 SURUIZ RICARDO O A/B 

88 BAITAN SHERWIN L. O/S 

89 LEGASPI ALVIN M. O/S 

90 DASMARINAS RENEL FITT 

91 MABINGNAY GUALBERTO M FITT 

92 ALEJANDRO FELIMON OIL 

93 AMIS CARLITO OIL 

94 BERNAL WILLIE OIL 

95 BUDIONGAN QUIRINO M. OIL 

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Dec 2010 


96 CATALAN GENATO IV OIL 

97 CUERDA SOFONIAS OIL 

98 DOLOGMANDING ALFONSO OIL 

99 ERISPE OLIVER OIL 

100 GACIAS REYNALDO B. OIL 

101 GATCHALIAN MARIO OIL 

102 TINGSON VICENTE III OIL 

103 JAYCO RANILO C. OSCK 

104 CABALLERO BENEDICTO D COOK 

105 CALANTOG REYNATO G COOK 

106 DURAN FRANCISCO COOK 

107 HERRERA GILBERT T COOK 

108 MUNCAL ROEHL F. COOK 

109 ORSOLINO ARAMIS M COOK 

110 SALVADOR PRUDENCIO L COOK 

111 TAYOTO JR FRANCISCO COOK 

112 VILLANUEVA FELIX COOK 

113 JAYME JOSE M CK-B 


UKRAINE 

114 AVILOV VIKTOR CAPT 

115 BYELSKY ROMAN CAPT 

116 CHARYKOV YURII CAPT 

117 CHERNYSH VALERIY CAPT 

118 CHERVONY OLEKSANDR CAPT 

119 KALYUZHNY SERGIY CAPT 

120 KIREI VOLODYMYR CAPT 

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121 KONDRETSKYI MYKHAILO CAPT 

122 KURKA VOLODYMYR CAPT 

123 LABUNSKYY ANDRIY CAPT 

124 LAGUTA VOLODYMYR CAPT 

125 LEBEDYEV IGOR CAPT 

126 LOBANOV VIKTOR CAPT 

127 LOBANOV VOLODYMYR CAPT 

128 MURKIN SERGIY CAPT 

129 OMELCHENKO DMYTRO CAPT 

130 PROKOFYEV MYKHAYLO CAPT 

131 PRONIN VOLODYMYR CAPT 

132 RASKATOV PAVLO CAPT 

133 SHEVYRIN OLEKSANDR CAPT 

134 SHYPASH SERGIY CAPT 

135 SLOBODCHENKO VITALIY CAPT 

136 SMIRNOV YEVGEN CAPT 

137 STELMAKH MAKSYM CAPT 

138 SYLLA SERGIY CAPT 

139 ZADYBCHUK OLEG CAPT 

140 ZHURAVEL VYACHESLAV CAPT 

141 CHERVONOOCHENKO ANDRIY COFF 

142 DIDYK IGOR COFF 

143 FEDOROV IGOR COFF 

144 KOTIUKOV VIACHESLAV COFF 

145 LEVCHENKO OLEG COFF


Dec 2010 

146 PESHNOGRAYEV OLEKSANDR 2OFF 

171 DANILOV GENNADIY ELEC 

147 ALEKSEYENKO OLEKSANDR CENG 

148 BABENKO ANATOLIY CENG 

149 BABYCH MYKHAYLO CENG 

150 CHERKIS DMYTRO CENG 

151 DANYLIN SERGIY CENG 

152 GORASHCHENKO VOLODYMYR CENG 

153 ISAEV SERGIY CENG 

154 KRASULENKO IGOR CENG 

155 LABUNSKY VOLODYMYR CENG 

156 LIMANOV OLEKSANDR CENG 

157 LYEBEDYEV GEORGIY CENG 

158 SEMENOV OLEKSANDR CENG 

159 SHAMADYLO IVAN CENG 

160 SIDORETS VASYL CENG 

161 STARKOV DMYTRO CENG 

162 TEMNYUK SERGIY CENG 

163 VATOLIN SERGII CENG 

164 VOVK IGOR CENG 

165 YANIN OLEKSANDR CENG 

166 ZHADKOVSKY VLADYSLAV CENG 

167 NOSIKOV VOLODYMYR 2ENG 

168 NIESTIEROV VITALII 3ENG 

169 SOROKIN VADYM 3ENG 

170 BEGUN SERGIY ELEC 

172 NYKYFORCHUK PAVLO ELEC 

173 SYZOV VALERIY ELEC 

174 VYNOKUROV VALERIY ELEC 

175 AFINOGENOV ANATOLII BSN 

176 BYCHKOV IGOR BSN 

177 CHUPIN VOLODYMYR BSN 

178 FATYEYEV ANDRIY BSN 

179 KORNIICHUK SERGII BSN 

180 MURZYCH YURIY BSN 

181 AVDOSHYN EDUARD A/B 

182 BARZYEYEV VALERIY A/B 

183 LYUBOV OLEKSANDR A/B 

184 MONAKHOV VIKTOR A/B 

185 PORTNOV OLEG A/B 

186 VORONCHUK VIKTOR A/B 

187 ALDATOV ALAN CHCK 

188 LYTVYNOV SERGIY CHCK 

189 NEGAY OLEG CHCK 

190 SAVCHENKO MYKOLA CHCK 

191 AKININ SPARTAC OSCK 

192 DUDANOV SERGIY OSCK 

193 HALETSKY MYKOLA OSCK 

194 SOSNIN OLEKSANDR OSCK 

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POLAND 

195 ANDERSOHN ZBIGNIEW CAPT 

196 DIONISJEW MAREK CAPT 


GERMANY 

220 EHLERT FRIEDRICH CENG 

221 FIEDLER HORST DIETER CENG 

197 MAJER JERZY CAPT 

198 PIESTRZYNSKI DARIUSZ CAPT 

199 TOKARCZYK MICHAL CAPT 

200 PIECHOCKI JERZY SUPV 

201 PETER LESZEK 2OFF 

202 KORZEC ANDRZEJ CENG 


CAPE VERDE 

222 DA CRUZ LIMA ANTONIO A/B 

LOPES RAMOS 

223 DA CRUZ ANTONIO A/B 

203 KURYS WALDEMAR JAN CENG 

204 WYSZYNSKI ZBIGNIEW CENG 

205 RAJKOWSKI MIROSLAW ELEC 

206 HOFMAN IRENEUSZ BSN 


LITHUANIA 

224 ZAREMBA IGOR CAPT 

207 CESARSKI STEFAN A/B 

208 LISZKIEWICZ JERZY FITT 

209 URBANSKI MAREK OIL 

210 JAGLA PIOTR CK-A 

211 ARCISZEWSKI MIROSLAW COOK 


HUNGARY 

225 HAGENBACH JOZSEF A/B 

212 KORAB JANUSZ COOK 


RUSSIA 

213 DANILOV ALEXANDER CAPT 

214 DUBINOVSKY OLEG CAPT 

215 GLEBOV ALEXANDR CAPT 

216 KALENEN ALEXEY CAPT 

217 YAROSHENKO VLADIMIR CAPT 

218 ANTONOV MIKHAIL COFF 

219 SVIRKOV YURIS CENG 

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Dec 2010 

Prize Giving - Winners of Photo Contest 6th Issue 

Congratulations to all four winners of the 6th Issue Photo Contest for their successful 

photos they shared with us. Below are photos of the winners which were taken during 

the presentation of their prize (a digital camera). 

C/Off Leo Marie V. Malgapo 

ABCK Jay Flores 

C/Off Jerico Villanueva 

2/Off Igor Kabakov 

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Dec 2010 


Jokes 

The Seaman and the Pirate 

Mrs. Baker goes to the doctor 

A seaman meets a pirate in a bar, and they 

take turns to tell their adventures on the 

seas. The seaman notes that the pirate has 

a peg-leg, hook, and an eye patch. 

The seaman asks, “So, how did you end 

up with the peg-leg” 

The pirate replies, “We were in a storm at 

sea, and I was swept overboard into a 

school of sharks. Just as my men were 

pulling me out, a shark bit my leg off. 

“Wow!” said the seaman. “What about 

your hook” 

“Well…..,” replied the pirate, “We were 

boarding an enemy ship and were battling 

the other sailors with swords. One of the 

enemies cut my hand off.” 

“Incredible!” remarked the seaman. 

“How did you get the eye patch” 

“A seagull dropping fell into my eye,” 

replied the pirate. 

“You lost your eye to a seagull dropping” 

the sailor asked incredulously. 

“Well….,” said the 

pirate, “….it was 

my first day with 

the hook.” 

An old lady came into her doctor’s office 

and confessed to an embarrassing 

problem: “I pass gas all the time, Doctor 

Johnson, but they’re soundless, and they 

have no odor. In fact, since I’ve been 

here, I’ve pass gas no 

less than twenty times. 

What can I do” 

“Here’s a prescription, 

Mrs. Barker. Take these 

pills three times a day 

for seven days and come 

back and see me in a week.” 

The next week, an upset Mrs. Barker 

marched into Dr. Johnson’s office: 

“Doctor, I don’t know what was in those 

pills, but the problem is worse! I’m 

passing gas just as much, and they’re still 

soundless, but now they smell terrible! 

What do you have to say for yourself” 

“Calm down, Mrs. Barker,” said the 

doctor soothingly. “Now that we’ve fixed 

your sinuses, we’ll work on your hearing.” 

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Dec 2010 

Sudoku Puzzles 

SUDOKU 1 NOTE PAD 1 

SUDOKU 2 

NOTE PAD 2 

Answers on inside of cover page 

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SUDOKU 1 

SOLUTION 

SUDOKU 2 

SOLUTION

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