Pictures and Stories

We have a new pilot, who will be replacing Steve "Frenchy" Hainse. Chris Hollett arrived in Oslo on Saturday, so we don't have any juicy dirt on him yet... but wait for Kiel, and I'm sure I can fill you in on all the gossip!

The Air Crew cooked for all the ship's officers while we were all at sea. We turned the Wardroom into Chez Zoomie, with Sarah, Luke, Dwayne, Jason, and Barry as waiters, and Dave, Steve, and Mark as the chefs. It was a great time, and it gave our regular stewards the evening off, so they also appreciated it!

Chez Zoomie, all prepared to serve, and Chez Zoomie full of satisfied customers!

Frenchy stands proud with his tux tails flowing...(it's really the liner for his immersion suit), while Dan enjoys some time off on the flight deck

Hockey pride!; Frenchy 1 and Frenchy 2 spend some quality time bonding 

Rock dances to a tune only he can hear; the flight deck engineer, AKA the man with no body, and stretches out for some sun
Teaching the ship's personnel how to perform some deck duties, so when we leave they'll still be able land helicopters

In flight refuelling; and a great photo of the Chief taken outside of Stavanger

Thanks to Capt Thornton, I figure we'll all be retiring early (once we obtain copyright protection) What's the get rich quick scheme this time? It's fool proof! It's

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ACCESSORIES: Kung Fu Grip, Clip Board and Red Pen, Real Cloth Flight Suit, Sonobuoy Loading Tool, and Life Like Speech including: "SONAR DOWN DOME" "NOTHING’S WRONG!" and "I’M GOING BACK TO HUMP BUOYS" (not available on all figurines)
-batteries sold separately, not available in all provinces, please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery, cod......

I'd have to say, we're probably the most mischievous department on the ship! Don Thompson had the lucky fortune of celebrating his birthday while we were at sea.

This was our official send off for Frenchy (all the other sendoffs were just excuses to get someone soaked with the hose). The boys taped him to a chair, chained the chair to the deck, and proceeded to completely soak him with a salt water fire fighter hose! I think just about every person on the det got him with the hose, and even a few of the Navy types got in on the action! Trust me, the water was not very warm... You're a good sport, Steve, we'll miss having you on the det! (the top right photo is animated)

Here's another nice photo of Stalker (I liked the clouds in the background), a Russian Kilo Class Diesel submarine, and the Huge Saipem 7000 floating mobile crane. The submarine was transiting on the surface from England back to Russia, and Saipem 7000 was in Stavanger. Saipem was in Halifax during the Swiss air incident in 1998. Each crane can lift near 5000 tonnes! 

Here are some photos of an evolution we call a "Double Lift". One of the navigators (in this case, it's Sarah) is hoisted down to the ship, hooks the second person onto the hoist, and both are brought up together.

Oslo fiord, Oslo and surrounding area from the air, and Akershus Slott, the Royal Castle in Oslo.

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