Did you know? The history of a message in a bottle

Did you know? The history of a message in a bottle

If you were asked to guess how long a glass bottle would last at sea what would your answer be? Considering the rade of disintegration, rough waters, extreme climate conditions, the underlying sharp coral reefs, and huge over-looking boulders on the shores, would your guess be: 10 years, 100 years or over 1000 years?

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Red Cross ambassador sails onboard Cape Moss

Red Cross ambassador sails onboard Cape Moss

A diary of one man’s journey “Once upon a Saga” is my one-man journey to visit every country in the world in a single journey, without the use of flight while travelling as a goodwill ambassador for the Danish Red Cross....

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CSM’s youngest artist draws AAL vessel

CSM’s youngest artist draws AAL vessel

A big thank you to Luka, a budding young artist who is the 7 year old son of Silvija, our Crewing Assistant in CSM Rijeka. Luka sent us his terrific vessel drawings of the A-Class “AAL Shanghai” and S-Class “AAL...

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Unexpected visitor at sea

Unexpected visitor at sea

An owl embarked at the port of Sokhna in Egypt and travelled with us via Suez Bay, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Malaca Strait and left the vessel on Singapore anchorage. Our unexpected visitor stayed onboard for around 15 days.  I left...

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