FACILITY IMPROVEMENT AT ROBERTS BANK

The Mission to Seafarer's Center at Roberts Bank is becoming a lot bigger! A double wide trailer is being added to the existing one.



With the third birth at TSI container terminals close to completion, it will be a very welcome addition and a reason to invite more seafarers.

I will keep you updated with more pictures in the near future when everything is completed.

MV Atlantic Tiger

This morning I visited the MV Atlantic Tiger. When I met the cook he immediately started talking about bread, big tomatoes and cucumbers. I had been on this ship twice before, but I did not recognize him. "You are getting old" he said!

The port of destination for the MV Atlantic Tiger will be Ijmuiden, The Netherlands. Which means fifty days at sea. I promised I would supply the cook with lots of veggies and some clothing. They asked for clothing because when they reach Cape Horn, (the most southern point of South America) where it is winter now, they will experience very cold temperatures and extreme weather.

The two men in the picture are captains. How can there be two captains on one ship? It just happens that one captain just signed on and the other will be flying home tomorrow to the Philippines. They invited me to have lunch with them. For me an opportunity to take a picture of 'two captains' doesn't happen every day. Are you curious which captain will go home? It is the one on the right!.......... He did most of the talking during lunch!

I wish both captains God's protection, at sea and in the air.

MV Matsuura

I met her in the mess room on board the MV Matsuura. A lady drinking a cup of coffee. This is not a familiar sight on board a bulk carrier.

I asked her where she lived. "In Sorento" (BC), she said. "What is a person from Sorento doing on a ship like this?" I asked. "My son and daughter in law are here and I am visiting my father who is the ship's cook". was her answer. A few moments later the son and daughter in law joined us.

I introduced myself to them, and we had an interesting conversation. They had met on the internet and after a year of e-mailing, he moved to the Philippines where they married. For two and a half years they lived there, but three months ago they moved back to Sorento, BC, Canada. She admitted that it is quite an adjustment living in Canada and that she misses her family very much. (Isn't that true for every immigrant).

Father and daughter were willing to give each other a big hug so I could take a picture. The ship is still in port but it will be leaving tonight. They have to say goodbye again. I can only imagine how hard it must be. ......Soronto..........MV Matsuura........The Philippines......