"The Ships"

M/S "Boribana"

- part two -
 
 

Impressions from another trip to the Far East with "Boribana", - this time in 1971 to 1972
 
 
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- in the Orient Dock in Copenhagen, - home port of the East Asiatic Company -, ready for the next voyage -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- side view clearly showing her characteristic double superstructure -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- now in Gothenburg, Sweden, - loading for the Far East -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- and here in Rotterdam -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- cargo holds almost full, - soon ready to go -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- finally, - bound for the Far East -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- "Boribana" crew, - typical Far East sailors -, unsurpassed on the Seven Seas -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- sea routines, - maintaining the running gear -, here one of the many, many blocks -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- while the Bosun paints a true masterpiece -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- sea routines , - inspecting and greasing the wires for the cargo gear -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- true sailing -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- taking a break -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
Junior Engineer Karsten Petersen
- me, - the Web Master for 35 years ago -, enjoying a fabulous Christmas dinner during engine room watch -
(Photography by 3rd. Engineer Mogens Heine)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- celebrating Christmas 1971 in the crew's mess -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- in the crew's mess -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- working aloft in the Indian Ocean -
(Photography by karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- working aloft again, - this time approaching Singapore with the house flag flying -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- discharging in Singapore -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- Happy Crew, - now in Bangkok-, waiting for the girls -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- and here the are, - the world famous Bangkok girls -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- a completely different world, - now in Otaru -, north Japan -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- and it's cold, - really cold -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- in Hong Kong -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- in Hong Kong -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 
 

M/S "Boribana"
- in Hong Kong in 1972,- before the container age -
- this is what it looked like when a cargo ship loaded Chinese goods for all Europe's ware houses -
(Photography by Karsten Petersen)
 
 

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