Danmark’s voyage to become Alemdar, hero of a town
I have been researching about stories behind ships for a long time and when it comes to local ships, can’t say that it’s an easy work. Turkish archives do not provide so much and...
Author: Captain
Istanbul ferries take their part in 24.th Akbank Jazz Festival advertisement
The ferries are one of the most iconic symbols of İstanbul and you can see them anywhere on media and art. This time we hear them sing along Deniz, a musician friend. And we...
Norway’s new bank note designs
Norges Bank introduced the new bank notes of Norway which are set to be released in 2017. The new design of the bank notes are pieces of art, which shows Norway’s connection with sea. The designs...
Brian Fell’s Merchant Seaman’s Memorial
While researching for something else, i stumbled upon an amazing memorial sculture made by Brian Fell. The idea is so nice, simple but touching. So i thought i had to share it with you....
French Schooner Yacht Velox
This beautiful schooner yacht was designed by Jacques-Augustin Normand. She was built by Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand, Le Havre and launched in 1875. Total Length of the yacht was 42.21 meters. Load waterline...
Blue Star ferry docks like a boss!
In rthis video, we see a Blue Star ferry (couldn’t see the name of the ship. Maybe Ithaki or her sister Naxos… ) docking just like parallel parking a car with hand brake. While...
Nimbin
MV Nimbin is one of the few merchant vessels that we could gather some information about. It is an interesting fact that we can find the story of ships easier if they are involved...
R/V Arar is taken out of service, waiting to be scrapped!
Sometime ago, i came across the news which said that Turkey’s first research vessel R/V Arar was decomissioned and was going to be scrapped. Arar is a familiar sight if you are from Istanbul...
NordKap 476
Our new scale model boat blueprint comes from Billing Boats. NordKap “476” is a typical north sea fishing trawler from 1970’s. Couldn’t find so many details but she was built in England. She was...
All is lost
Imagine you are in the middle of an ocean and you have trouble. You have nobody around you to ask help for and the more you try the worse it gets. Robert Redford shows...
