In the skipper's private cabin hangs a picture with the embroidered text: "The Lord is mighty above the waves of the sea." It was sewn by his grandmother and hung on his grandfather's ship, his father's ship and now in the home of 55-year-old Jens Nørgaard Nielsen, because it is a fundamental truth for him.
Safe sailing without pirates
Jonas Muff Kofoed is at home in Odense, but soon he will be travelling to work again. He is chief engineer on the container ship SAN RAPHAEL MÆRSK, which sails a regular route between Europe and South America. When he sailed tankers, he only knew the place and date of embarkation shortly...
Helmsman and mother of two - Christina Heintze loves sailing
Are you going on maternity leave? Then we won't see you again! That's what Christina Heintze was told when she told her colleagues that she was expecting her first child five years ago. "They were sceptical, but the shipping company was not. All I had to do was confirm when I...
What men don't talk about
Most women are able to talk about how they feel. And they often have more people to confide in because they have acquired many social skills. Men have a harder time putting difficult things into words. They've learnt to push emotions to the side.