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Dockwise commit fleet to AESM for 3 years Humboldt Express in rescue mission Yacht carrier participates in FAMEX 09 exercise Dangers of the Sea Competence Management System launched by AESM Training course for Ship Welfare Visitors Chelsea Bridge earns praise From Vietnamese for STS Mighty Servant 1 gets naval escort LPG Sylvie finds time for the important things in ilfe New vessels in steady growth Saga Spray 300th ship to enter technically managed fleet New vessels in steady growth Onboard reception for APL Washington, in Hamburg Where is the ship? Sports Tournament on MV Atlantic Olive US Coast Guard Award for Anglo-Eastern 1st seminar for Ukraine office Ferry transported from Canada to UAE Fancy dress party onboard Morning Haruka AESM win Super 10s tournament Indoor Karting for Antwerp office staff Rating builds chemical tanker in his cabin Sports tournament for Rubin Grace Super Servant 4 loads nuclear reactor 1st corporate football competition kicks off in India Table Tennis sport of the high seas Relaxing in chilly Hudson Bay
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2009 is behind us: a year full of challenges and yes, some opportunities, as things go when a market crashes. This year promises more of the same. The major challenge for us in this market is the fact that the cost basis of the shipping equation, the bit we are responsible for, has not changed a lot. We continue to see a crew shortage; new buildings are still leaving yards fully manned and the new building pipeline is still in full production. The regulatory environment in which we operate continues to become stricter and more demanding by the day. The crew shortage has created a loss of expertise both onboard, in the maritime industries and the administrations, who are using the same manpower resources. These will require many years to catch up!
Mushrooming regional regulations with increasingly subjective interpretation base all with the best of (politically driven) intentions but making life oh so difficult for the people who matter most in the equation: the Seafarers on board. (cont. P5)
A recent meeting in Hong Kong, saw the Management of Dockwise, represented by Marco Schut, Vice-President Operations and Eugene van Dodeweerd, Manager Fleet Supervision commit to a further three year contract for the Dockwise fleet of semisubmersible vessels.
the contract) said: The Dockwise Fleet of semi-submersibles is one that requires a high degree of technical knowledge and experience, in order to maintain the Fleet at optimum efficiency at all times. We are obviously pleased at the show of confidence displayed in Anglo-Eastern by Dockwise and look forward to our continued association for a further three years.
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An unusual photo of a sprout, taken onboard the MV New Orleans Express in the Gulf of Mexico, by Chief Officer, Sumit Shravan Upadhyay, during the passage from New Orleans to Charleston.
The Navy contingent seen boarding the Super Servant 3 as part of the FAMEX09 exercise
The Super Servant 3, sailing from Toulon, France with a cargo of luxury Yachts (last October) was called upon to participate in a Naval Exercise (FAMEX 09). The Spanish warship requested possibility of boarding. The vessel was boarded by the Spanish boarding team and after an hour of exercises, the boarding team left and the Super Servant 3 increased its speed back to sea speed and continued its voyage.
The Spanish naval vessel seen approaching the Super Servant 3 No.2, 2009
Attendees of the 6th Ship Welfare Visitors Course outside of Anglo-Easterns Maritime Training Centre in Mumbai
The 6th Ship Welfare Visitors Course was conducted at Anglo-Eastern Maritime Training Centre on the 21st and 22nd November 2009. 24 participants from across the country attended the course conducted by Dr. Suresh Idnani, President of the International Medical Health Association (IMHA) and Trustee and South Asia Regional Co-ordinator of the International Committee on Seafarers Welfare (ICSW). The first course was also conducted at AEMTC in December 2006. This course trains the chaplains, social workers, welfare activists on the shipboard organizational structure, seafarers duties when in port and at sea, ship types and the cargoes they carry, daily routine and the hardships faced. This prepares the ship visitor to answer queries posed by the crew when he boards the ship. A visitors main activities are providing services a seafarer would need when the ship touches port, after a long voyage. Today, due to Security concerns, many ports do not permit shore leave for the crew. The Ship Visitor then becomes one of the most welcomed individuals on board, a true friend, compared to all the others who board the ship with the motive of penalizing the seafarer, in case he makes a slip up. The services provided by a Ship Visitor ranges from bringing a laptop with free internet use, mobile SIM cards for sale, (cont. P5)
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In the photograph are Capt. Vinay Singh, Director-Fleet Personnel India, Capt. K.N.Deboo, Director and Principal, Anglo-Eastern Maritime Training Centre, Capt. Karamjit Singh Sodhi, senior master with Anglo-Eastern and chief architect of the CMS project. 4
Chelsea Bridge earns praise from Vietnamese for STS operations in 2009
The LPG/C CHELSEA BRIDGE had an extremely successful year of continuous ship to ship transfer operations in 2009. Petrovietnam Gas Trading Company, the time charterers have commended the vessel for its safe performance throughout the year and expressed their desire to continue using the Chelsea Bridge for STS operations in the coming year. A delegation from PV Gas Trading visited the Chelsea Bridge on December 23, 2009. The delegation included: 1. Ms Pham Thi Kim Phung - Manager of Import & Export Dept 2. Mr Pham Quang Hoa - Manager of Admin & HRS Dept 3. Ms Hoang Thi Thuy Trang - Officer of Import & Export Dept 4. Mr Nguyen Huy Ha - Officer of Sales Dept 5. Mr Trinh Minh Hoai - Officer of Sales Dept 6. Mr Do Thanh Tung - Officer of Admin & HRS Dept And in appreciation for the vessels performance, the Master, Capt. Gagandeep S Walia, was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for conducting safe and successful STS transfer operations throughout the year 2009. Moored to 3 anchors in the Song Go Gia river off Vungtau, Vietnam, with nearest land about 0.1 nm for the whole of 2009, an astonishing figure of approximately 324 cargo operations were recorded. The break up being 310 discharging operations and 14 loading operations for a total cargo quantity handled of approximately 300,000 tonnes. Small pressurized 1600 dwt LPG vessels are like babies, to this mother vessel, that come and load themselves nearly every day. Once a month, on an average, she loads herself up by a similar sized vessel. In spite of this stressful, rigorous schedule of cargo operations and considering the vessels age, Chelsea Bridge has stood as an example and has been successfully able to carry out all concerning operations in a safe manner. On an average basis, a crew member completes about 200 cargo operations in his contract. Gagandeep S Walia Master, LPG/C Chelsea Bridge
Challenges and opportunities abound for 2010 - cont. (P2) Add to this the pressure to reduce crew numbers, overtime, food allowances (all Dj Vu in a bad market, but this time in a different supply and demand situation), and one can easily imagine that we (the ship managers) do have more than our share of challenges on hand. Obviously, and understandably, working for ship owners, who at best barely cover the operating expenses of their ships, is never going to be easy. Opportunities are there as well: new owners coming into the market that are in need of Ship Management as well as consolidation, which is also a factor. Luckily for us the opportunities come at time when AESM has an excellent reputation in the markets, globally. So as a group we keep on going in our tracks, always adjusting our structures and resources to the fleet expansion; creating jobs and promotion opportunities for the best ones on board. We are in the process of establishing our presence in Brazil, we are upgrading our facilities in Manila and Ukraine, and of course our Maritime Academy in Karjat, which will see - in a few months time - the first batch of Deck Cadets graduating and joining our fleet. In these difficult times for you, our Ship Owner clients, let me thank all of you for your continuous support. We have seen some important contract renewals going through (details in this issue) making us confident that we will be able to continue our efforts to put adequate and properly trained resources at your disposal for riding out this storm. The forecasts vary from source to source, but lets hope on a general weather improvement in 2010. Ship Welfare Visitors - cont. (P4) library books and DVDs for exchange, a van to take the crew to the nearest marine club or shopping mall, to being a tourist guide giving the crew an informed view of the good eating places or where they can find the best night life in town. The major part of the course deals with Safety aspects of boarding the ship and moving around within the ship, be aware of the restricted areas within the ship, and the art of communication and dealing with people. K.N.Deboo
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The Belgium EUNAVFOR frigate LOUISE-MARIE provides an escort for the giant, but vulnerable semisubmersible MIGHTY SERVANT 1 as it passes through the pirate infested waters of the Gulf of Aden (GOA) with its cargo of the lower section of a semi-submersible rig on board. No.2, 2009
LPG Sylvie finds time in hectic schedule for the important things in life
Despite frequent Cargo/Port/operations, Canal transits, heavy weather, internal Audit, USCG inspection and CDI/Vetting inspections, still the enthusiastic Indian crew of the Sylvie has kept its perspective and managed to combine important dates and national dates with a continuing positive outlook on ongoing betterment and improvement seafarers standards. 1) Celebrating the Spirit of Freedom at Sea LPG/C Sylvie had a very royal celebration on (National Day) August 15th - everybody joined together to celebrate the occasion with the true spirit of freedom and pride of being Indian. A ceremony was marked with speeches and patriotic songs after flag hoisting by Captain Kunwar Satyendra Singh then discussing the glorious past, progressive present and challenging future. Even Biryani was made in TRICOLOUR, and the crew was highly motivated. As is the tradition on Gas Carriers, a good party was had by all - absolutely dry and still people participated and enjoyed themselves to the fullest. 2) Inaugural ceremony for Videotel on Demand, Computer based training On August 18th, our VOD CBT was installed successfully on board LPG/C Sylvie and all crew members assembled in the ships office for the formal inauguration. The ribbon cutting was done by the Supernumeries, Mrs. Shelly, W/O C/E Mr. Manoj Kumar Kalra and Mrs. Chetna, W/O 2/E Mr Hetalkumar.
Use of the CBT was demonstrated by the Master, Captain Kunwar Satyendra Singh and the highly motivated crew of Sylvie demonstrated their commitment to training by taking active interest in upgrading their knowledge through the CBT programme. 3) Safety celebrations This year, Mahatma Ghandis birthday was celebrated in unique style, with the crew choosing October 2nd, to organized a Safety night on board LPG/C Sylvie; as a way of the enthusiastic crew paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi by celebrating his birthday with the following events: 1. Quiz on topics covering shipboard Quality, health, safety & environment 2. SMS/ISM presentation by 2/O Mr. Nikhil Bhardwaj with PowerPoint slide
show and Explanation 3. NPDES/MARPOL/Pollution prevention/ Environmental compliance issues, training and presentation by 3rd Eng Mr. Gogol Bose 4. Familiarization of anti-piracy manual and Security procedures by C/O Mr.Vinod Kumar Sharma 5. Fire risk and related safety issues on board by 2nd Eng Mr Hetal Kumar 6. Presentation and training on Gas/ Chemical suit & SCBA by 3/O Mr Babuji A. Hameed. 7. Behavior based safety training by C/E Mr. Manoj Kalra At the end of the event awards were presented to encourage and motivate staff for their active participation in making the safety system on board successful. Finally thanking all on board for their efforts and suggestions, the Master, Capt. Kunwar Satyendra Singh concluded the training by emphasizing the importance of Team work and effective communication. This was followed by his four golden rules for making the QHSE system effective: * Always comply with rules, regulations, standards, policies, checklists and procedures * Always intervene in unsafe and noncompliance situations * Always treat your colleagues with respect * Always keep upgrading/updating your knowledge & skills.
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New Vessels continue to enter Fleet in steady growth, as we enter new decade
Mineral Dalian : July, 2009
The M.V. MINERAL DALIAN joined the Anglo-Eastern fleet (Antwerp) on July 16, from the COSCO Shipyard, Dalian. The new 180,000 dwt capesize bulk carrier is classed by Lloyds, Belgium flagged and owned by Bocimar International NV.
On October 09, a newly built container ship, was taken over by Anglo-Eastern at the STX Shipyard, Jinhae, Pusan, Korea. The vessel is a 34,600 dwt, 2,700 teu container ship, classed by NK, and flagged in Panama.
On July 15, the owners, Athenian Phoenix Enterprises SA took delivery of their 180,000 dwt capesize from the Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard in Ulsan, Korea. The ship was Panama flagged and classed by ABS, when it was handed over to Anglo-Eastern for technical management of the vessel. No.2, 2009
The M.V. Corinthian Phoenix was handed over to its owners, Corinthian Phoenix Enterprises SA on September 30, by the Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard in Ulsan, Korea at which time the vessel also entered our Anglo-Easterns technical management service. The 180,000 dwt capsize, is classed by ABS and Panama flagged.
The MV SAGA ODYSSEY was built in 2008 by Oshima Shipbuilding in Japan, and has been taken over for technical management, as of August 28, by Anglo-Eastern. The vessel is a 46,589 dwt bulk carrier classed by DNV and flying a Hong Kong flag.
The MV SAGA MONAL, was taken into the Anglo-Eastern fleet on August 31, at Rotterdam, Netherlands. Built in 1996 at Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding, Japan; the vessel is a 56,700 bulk carrier and is classed by DNV and flying a Hong Kong flag
The MV SAGA WIND was taken over by Anglo-Eastern for technical management, on September 18, in Qingdao, China. Built in 1994 by Oshima Shipbuilding, Japan and classed by DNV; the vessel is a 47,053 dwt bulk carrier and flies the Hong Kong flag. 8
Built in Japan at Oshima Shipbuilding, in 1997, the MV SAGA BEIJA FLOR was taken over by AESM for technical management on October 07, at Qingdao, China. The vessel is a 46,990 bulk carrier, flying a Hong Kong flag and classed by DNV.
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October 07, saw the MV Saga Voyager being taken over for full technical management by Anglo-Eastern at Vlissingen, The Netherlands. Built in Japan, in 2001, by Oshima Shipbuilding, the vessel is a 46,882 dwt bulk carrier, classed by DNV and flagged by Hong Kong.
The MV SAGA EXPLORER joined the Anglo-Eastern fleet at Nanjing, China, on December 02. Built in 2006 at Oshima Shipbuilding, Japan, the vessel is 46,589 dwt bulk carrier, flying a Hong Kong flag and classed by DNV.
The 56,816 dwt bulk carrier, MV SAGA MORUS was taken over for the full technical management by AngloEastern, as of October 15, at Mumbai, India. The vessel was built in Japan at Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, classed by DNV and flying the Hong Kong flag.
Anglo-Eastern took over technical management of the MV SAGA TUCANO on December 14, at Ancona, Italy. The vessel is a 47,032 dwt bulk carrier, built in 1998 at Oshima Shipbuilding in Japan. She is flying a Hong Kong flag and is classed by DNV. 9
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The LNG AKWA IBOM entered Anglo-Easterns management on July 27, at Las Palmas, Spain. The vessel was built in 2004 at the HHI Shipyard in South Korea and is a 79,633 dwt / 142,656 cbm LNG carrier, classed by Lloyds Register and flying a Bermuda flag.
On July 30, the sister vessel of the LNG AKWA IBOM, the LNG ADAMAWA joined AngloEasterns technical management at Algeciras, Spain. Built in 2005, at the HHI Shipyards in South Korea, the vessel is a 79,633 dwt / 142,656 cbm LNG carrier, classed by Lloyds Register and flying a Bermuda flag.
September 29, saw the MV Lyla, being taken over under our technical management, at STX Shipyard, Korea. The Patron for the official launch of this vessel was Lyla Dushas (after whom the vessel was named), the young daughter of Mr Sotiri Dushas, President and CEO of Alba Maritime Services S.A. The 179,570 dwt capesize bulk carrier was classed by ABS and flagged by Marshall Islands.
The MV RTM Gladstone entered the management of AngloEastern (UK) Limited on October 08, being handed over at the Namura Ship Yard, Imari Japan. The vessel is a 90,338 dwt bulk carrier, classed by Lloyds Register and UK flagged.
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The MV Genco Hadrian, was the first of three sister ships taken over as newbuildings on behalf of Genco on December 29, from the Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engg. Co. Ltd., Korea. The 170,000 dwt capesize bulk carrier was classed by Lloyds Register and flagged by the Marshall Islands. Mr Swapan Biswas, attended the launch ceremony on behalf of Genco.
The MV Ore Moatize became part of the Anglo-Eastern managed fleet on October 29, being taken over in Inchon, South Korea. The 150,393 dwt bulk carrier was built in Japan by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 1997, classed by LRS and Liberian flagged.
On July 22, the MV Genco Commodus, was taken over for full technical management by Anglo-Eastern, from Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., Korea. The newbuilding, a 170,000 dwt capesize bulk carrier was flagged Marshall Islands and classed by Lloyds Register. The MV Ore Guaiba was taken over in management by Anglo-Eastern on August 11, at the Qingdao Anchorage, China. The vessel is a 169,147 dwt bulk carrier, built in 1999 in Korea by SAMHO shipyard. It was classed by BV and flies a Liberian flag.
On October 13, the MV Ore Alegria joined the Anglo-Eastern fleet at the Qinhuangdao Anchorage, China. The Liberian flagged 160,089 dwt bulk carrier was built in 1997 by Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea and classed by LRS. No.2, 2009
Handover of the MV Genco Maximus, took place on September 18, at the Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., Korea. The vessel was a 170,000 dwt bulk carrier, classed by Lloyds Register and flagged by the Marshall Islands. The handover celebrations were attended by Mr. Steve Vassilakis (Genco Shipping, NY) and Gencos site representative Mr. Kulwant Singh. 11
M.V. CMB CORALIE was taken over for technical management on October16, from the Chengxi Shipyard, China. The 53,463 dwt handymax was classed by Bureau Veritas (BV) and is flying a Hong Kong flag.
The MV Ocean Primus entered Anglo-Easterns technical management at Ambes, France on October 21. The vessel is a 4,400 cbm / 4,444 dwt LPG carrier built in England (at the Richard Dunstan (Hessle) Ltd, Humberside shipyard) in 1992, classed by Lloyds Register and UK flagged.
Anglo-Eastern took over the technical management of the MV Ocean Primero on October 14, at Sines, Portugal. The 3,200 cbm / 3,542 dwt LPG tanker was built in 1992, in the Netherlands by Y.V.C. YSSELWERF B.V. shipyard. The vessel was classed by Lloyds Register and is UK flagged.
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One group was led by Mr. Symeon Boeros & Mr. Panayiotis Evangelou along with the
Chief Officer, while a second group was led by the Master, C/E and Mr. Savvas Georghiades. The guests were shown around the deck, Engine room and the accommodation block in turns and both groups finally met up in the wheelhouse around noon time. After being showing the wheelhouse, the guests were taken down to the officers smoke room for drinks followed by a lavish Indian buffet lunch, as requested by owners. All the guests (who were mainly bankers with their families), were highly impressed by the vessel and asked various questions and obviously enjoyed their stay on board and relished the Indian lunch. Synergy personnel Mr. Savvas Georghiades and Mr. Panayiotis Evangelou (who also sailed on board from Southampton to Hamburg) along with Mr. Symeon Boeros (on behalf of the owners) thanked the Master and all crew on board for the excellent hospitality shown to them and their guests and for helping to make the social event such a great success.
Mr. Symeon Boeros (Fleet Manager, Synergy) conducting a tour of the engine room for invited guests
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everyone prepared for the thrilling Finals. All the finals were mind blowing, neck to neck, and one couldnt tell beforehand who would win. Though winner could be only one, according to me each and every one of them is the winner. The hard work, keenness, enthusiasm shown by all was just wonderful. The whole tournament left long lasting memories which will be cherished by all of us for a very long time. At the end of the day, Master announced that this was
just the beginning and theres much more to come. It came like an adrenaline shot to everyone and all of us are now looking forward to the same anxiety, closeness and brotherhood which were seen during the fortnight gone by. In the end, I would like to say that this tournament has left us, the crew of Atlantic Olive, as ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY. Maninderjit Singh Basi Third Officer
Some of the Winners and Runners Up (from L to R): 3/E Varun Guga Chandersekaran, Cadet Shivam Tyagi, Capt. Mohit M Mathur, 3/O Maninderjit Singh Basi and AB Ramakant Zalte.
Mr Martin Murphy, of the US Consulate, presenting the award for having a vessel on the AMVER register for 25 years to Mr V K Gupta, Joint Managing Director, Anglo-Eastern Ship Management.
Overall, 41 ships from 17 countries made rescues or helped rescue people last year and some 139 ships from 28 countries were contacted to assist in rescue operations. Overall, 197 survivors were rescued in 2008.
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known for building yachts and remodeling vessels and hopes to be able to fix the
(from left to right) 2/Off Anant Batra as Dr. Batra; A/Mstr Ashwani Kumar as Modern Gabbar; Capt. Vishal Varshney as Jilleilahi Akbar; C/E Anant Thankappan as Nuclear Scientist; C/O Shrikant Mamgain (sitting) as Lagaan waala Bhuwan; 4/E Sunilkumar Varma Dandu as Rajnikant; E/Off Vipin Kaushik as Old man; APOR Rajesh Chauhan as Indian Cricket Fan; STSM Apurba Maity as Indira Gandhi; 3/E Mithra Charimanda as Sadhu; O/S Khan as Father Anthony Gonzalvez; Oiler Thakorbhai Tandel as Fisherman; TRPM Vasupilli as Mad Man; A/B Vinay as Adimanav; Cdt. Atul Satre as The Mummy
The winning team - taking the Honours for this years Hong Kong Shippers Super 10s Tournament
Karting is, there is a second photo. Indoor karting, is where you have to compete against each other in small race cars on an indoor track. We all got a boiler suit, gloves and a helmet for safety reasons. It starts with a warming up round (6 minutes
The group photo of the Antwerp office staff and the indoor Kart racing track
to get used to to know the track and get to used), then there is a qualification to see who has the fastest lap. And then finally you have the race. After the race we all enjoyed a nice buffet.
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is an old hand at Anglo-Eastern. He was on board the Fairchem Charger from the time of delivery (in February 2009) and it took him just three months (5 hrs/week) to make the wooden vessel. During the long voyage and in rough seas, he just utilised his off-time in a very constructive manner. Most of the material used, was from garbage and ship waste. This was his first attempt of this kind and he was thrilled and happy that his efforts were appreciated. We say - what a talent! Capt. Devakinandan Edupuganti Master, Fairchem Charger
Motorman, Sameer Nuruddin Solkar looks at his own creation with pride.
to reach the finale of the table tennis tournament, but unlike the movies, ended up as a runner-up. The finals of the carom tournament last for 90 minutes and the winners margin was just one point.
The big event came to an end with a grand presentation ceremony, followed by the rock-on barbeque party. Suresh Dhananjayan Third Officer
Super Servant 4 loads nuclear reactor a 1st for Dockwise and Anglo-Eastern
In July of last year, Super Servant 4 became involved in the transporting of its first nuclear reactor. The vessel arrived in the port of Marina di Carrara, Italy, on July 09, 2009. The complete pre-loading and loading process took some 4 days, commencing the day prior to the ships arrival: with ramps being built, reactor resting stools installed and final position of the lowloaders (trailers) marked. Regular safety meetings with all parties were held and we were ready to go. Loading of the reactor and de-ballasting the vessel to keep the level with the ramp, using step by step method, was strictly followed. Capt. Oleg Starkov M.V. Super Servant 4
The nuclear reactor getting ready to be loaded onto the Super Servant 4
The Master, Capt. M K Singh (left) seen presenting the winning certificate to 3rd Off Mir Yusuf Mehdi
The Team Members: Francis Akkara, (Captain); Capt. Deepak Correa,(Vice Captain); N.Gopal Krishnan (Cocoordinator); Capt. Tescline Almeida; Capt. A. Dasgupta; Samson DSouza; Snehal Parmar and Mr. Ejaz Khan. 18
The Master of the Saga Discovery, Capt. Inderdeep Duggal, took this photo of a polar bear on the recent call by the Saga Discovery at Churchill, Hudson Bay, in October 2009; being careful not to disturb the sleeping giant of a bear. No.2, 2009