1970 Cruise Ship Hatche

From the authors private collection.

1970 cruise ship hatche. With Reuben Goossens Maritime Historian CruisenShip. For American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. In 1972 I was in a fully laden cargo ship traditional type with 3 hatches forward2 aft bound from Port GilesSA to EmdenWGermany with grainWed bunkered at AlbanyWA.

One of the biggest at the time. There is treasure aboard for a lucky passenger on each of our 1970 cruises. Vintage cruise ship night - vintage cruise ship stock illustrations.

1970 Work begins on the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMDSS. 730 m 23 ft 11 in. First Alaska season Princess Italia 1970.

Anchorage-class dock landing ship United States Navy. I guess that was normal then because I remember people talking about them prior to the cruise. Seawitch logo makes first appearance.

I have seen old pictures of my in laws for different events in the 60s and 70s and the women would be dressed to the nines with fancy hats dresses jewelry. Hinge pins are made of stainless steel. First Panama Canal cruises company pioneered regularly scheduled Canal cruises 1968.

The cargo ship sank in the North Pacific Ocean ten days after she was abandoned after her cargo of bombs and other munitions broke loose and started to explode during a voyage from Bremerton Washington to Da Nang South Vietnam. It was one of the first ships purposely designed for warm weather cruising. Innovations such as HI-FOG fire suppression systems GPS Voyage Data Recorders and Azipod propulsion were introduced.