Young shipmaster back in port

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33433, 15 January 1974, Page 9

Young shipmaster back in port

There is no more friendly shipmaster than Captain Gunther jvon Oertzen of H.A.P.A.G.iLlovd’s speedy passenger cargo 'liner Bayernstein (“castle in Bavaria”), now discharging North European general cargo at Cashin Quay, and loading refrigerated and general cargo for j return. Aged 38. Captain von Oertzen, who is married. with three children. is one of the youngest ship--1! masters in the huge German comjbine of Hamburg Amerika Line and Norddeutscher Lloyd. i No stranger to Lyttelton. CapI tain von Oertzen is fluent in English. Formerly a Norddeutscher Lloyd officer, he originally trained in the barque Passat, a • sister to the familiar Pamir. He ! first came to Lyttelton as chief ;■ officer of the Weserstein in 1969. Captain von Oertzen recalls • that he next came here as master I of the Rothenstein. and was later in command of the TannIstein. Recently, 'he has commanded large container vessels, 'but he is happy to be back in ! conventional carriers. The Bayernstein is one of a lifew remaining cargo vessels carrying a limited number of I passengers (6). She also carries ,12 seamen trainees tin addition to her normal complement), who will ultimately become “inte'grated crew,” particularly for container vessels. They will be equipped to serve on deck or in the engine-room. Modern seafaring is more! enlightened than 40 years ago. and crew members see much I more of countries they visit. For instance, a motor coach, containing some officers crew members, two officers’ wives, and the ship’s carpenter’s wife, visited Akaroa yesterday. They recently visited Rotorua, and in the next port. Timaru, will visit Mount Cook. i In command of the first naval, vessel to arrive for the duration of the Games, was Lieuten-ant-Commander A. P. C. Whitley, a Scot aged 45, who was I trained at the naval college at Dartmouth. Aboard H.M.N.Z.S., Inverell yesterday, a former! Bathurst-class minesweeper, but now a fishery patrol and training vessel, Lieutenant-Commander; Whitley, said he lives at Devon-| port, in Auckland. H.M.N.Z.S. Inverell brought 20 ratings from H.M.N.Z.S. Canterbury as passengers, and they and another 25 members of Inverell’s complement will participate in ceremonial activities at the Games. Since last visiting Lyttelton, H.M.N.Z.S. Inverell has visited the Chathams on fishery patrol, and on her southbound passage, performed similar duties. r): £: Meanwhile, Lyttelton is sprucing itself up and bracing itself for the Games. At No. 4 Wharf, which will be temporarily ■’home” for H.M.Y. Britannia and H.M.N.Z.S. Canterbury, there is much activity, including the erec- • tion of a welcoming dais, and hoisting of banners. (, ARRIVALS • H.M.N.Z.S. Inverell (6.56 a.m.), . 860, Lieutenant-Commander A. P. C. Whitley, R.N.Z.N., Auckland. ■ Holmdale 110.37 a.m.). 911, I Capt. J. Frankland, Napier ■ (U.S.S.). Rangatira (6.20 p.m.), 9387, Capt. A. F. Mclntyre, Welling■lton (U.S.S.). (Daylight.) DEPARTURES Milburn Carrier (3.46 p.m.), 2579, Capt. N. J. Reeves, Westport (Kinsey). Rangatira (8.55 p.m.), 9387, Capt. A. F. Mclntyre. Welling/ton (U.S.S.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS i Rangatira, Wellington, today. (Daylight.) Hawea, Wellington today, I Athelviscount, Marsden Point, today (tanker). Koraki. Dunedin, January 16. Westmorland Napier January I 16. ! Piako, Wellington. January 16. Erne, Marsden Point, January 16; (tanker). Union New Zealand, Dunedin. January 16. Timaru Star. Wellington, January 17. H.M.Y. Britannia, Auckland, January 17. Rangatira. Wellington. January 17. Rangatira. Wellington. January l 18. , , H.M.N.Z.S. Canterbury, Auckland. January 18. Straat Luzon, Wellington, January 18. Canopic South America, January 18. Wenchow. Wellington, January: 19. Tama Maru, Wellington, January! 19. Rangatira. Wellington. January! Rangatira. Wellington, January 20: i daylight:h I

y i Rangatira, Wellington. January 21 r (daylight i. .-Stolt Sea, Wellington, January o 22. n Maheno. Auckland. January 23. g H M.A.S. Anzac. Sydney, January it 23. ;■ Cumberland. Nelson. January 23. >r'Ocean Monarch. Sydney, Janu arv 24. (Games cruise.) a,: Marco Polo, Sydney. January 24. j. (Games cruise.) a. Luka Botic Auckland, January i- 24. le'Kabylia. Geelong. January 24 (tanker). Zeebrugge, Bluff, January 24. jiSinkiang, Wellington January 25 ’"iMokusei Maru, .New Plymouth. January 25. (Bulk.) - lU.S.N.S. Private John R Towle, a McMurdo Sound January 25. Aden Maru. Dunedin. January 25 j* Lorena. Rarotonga. January 27. i . Royal Viking Star, Wellington, ls Januarv 27 (World cruise.) ‘f Torrens, Nelson, January 28. Is Ngakuta. Auckland. January 28 1_ Carpentaria. Plcton. January 29. v R.F.A Tide Surge, Brisbane, s >. January 29. (Supply.) n H.M.S. Jupiter. Brisbane. January 29. , a : Hague Maru Wellington. Jauu ary 30 11 Tasmania Star, Wellington, Janu;s | ary 31. n : Hupeh, Wellington. January 31. 0 Port Launceston. Wellington, I February 1. ,r iVishva Mahima. Wellington. e ' February 1. n :Katea, Tauranga, February 1. Aftadelfos, Wellington, February .1. I Teesta Wellington, February 2. e! Japan Kauri, Nagoya. February s 3. h I Leuve Lloyd, Wellington, t. February 7. i- Turaklna, Wellington. February 7. i- Sol Jean, Dunedin. February 14. d PROJECTED DEPARTURES y ’i; Rangatira, Wellington, today. 11 Hawea. Dunedin today. Bayernstein, Timaru, today. Japan Roble, Dunedin. Janu-' ary 16. il;Holmdale, Napier. January 16. '- Athelviscount, Bluff, January 16 i- (tanker). t-j Medic, Dunedin, January 17. s | Westmorland Bermuda January <t 17. ’■ Rangatira Wellington. Januarv r 17 (daylight). it I Tacoma Maru, Auckland, Januarv 8: 17. rlErne, Dunedin, January 17 '■l (tanker). „ Rangatira, Wellington. January 0 18 (daylight). "• Piako, Dunedin, January 19. y Rangatira, Wellington. January >• 19. >■ Timaru Star, Bluff, January 19. it Koraki, Wellington, January 19. S Rangatira, Wellington, January is 20. y Rangatira, Wellington, January a 21. ‘ r Tama Maru, Japan, January 21. Union New Zealand. —, January 21. Stolt Sea. —, January 22. c- Straat Luzon Dunedin January If 23. L Canopic. Napier, January 23 y Wenchow, Napier. January 24. d Maheno. Wellington, January 24. isfKabylia, Auckland, January 25. c-; (Tanker.) d Zeebrugge, Wellington. January 26. Luka Botic. Dunedin, January 26. Royal Viking Star, Milford Sound. January 27. (World cruise.) i. Sinkiang, Tauranga. January 28. ’ Aden Maru, Persian Gulf. Janu1. ary 28. 1, Lorena, Onehunga, January 28. -r Mokusei Maru, Tauranga, January 28. (Bulk.) 7, Torrens. Dunedin, January 30. ?- Ngakuta. Port Chalmers. January 30 (survey). Carpentaria. Dunedin, January 31 Katea, Timaru, February 2. ) Marco Polo, Sydney, February (7 2 (games cruise). Hague Maru. Auckland. February J 2. U.S.N.S. Private John R. Towle, ’ McMurdo Sound, February 2. Port Launceston, Whangarei, February 2. H.M.Y. Britannia, Whangarei, ‘ • Februarv 3. H.M.N.Z.S. Inverell. sea, Feb- . ruary 3. i> H.M.N.Z.S. Canterbury, Whanga-| rei, February 3. H.M.A.S, Anzac, Hobart. Februy ary 3. Ocean Monarch, Sydney.' Februarv 3 (games cruise). “R.F.A. Tide Surge. Bay of Islands, February 3. (Supply.) >- H.M.S. Jupiter, Bay of Islands. February 4. V Tasmania Star Bluff, February 5. ( Cumberland, Dunedin. February Visliva Mahima. Dunedin, Februy ary 5. Aftadelfos, Dunedin February 7. y Japan Kauri, New Plymouth, February 8. :■ Leuve Llovd. Bluff. February 9. Hupeh. Napier. February 9. i- Teesta Napier February 9. Turaklna. Plcton. February 12. y Sol Jean, Napier, February 16. VESSELS IN PORT y I Medic. No. 1 Cashin Quay. Bayernstein, No. 2 Cashin Quay, y .Japan Roble. No. 2 East. Holmdale. No. 3 East. 0 Tacoma Maru. No. 3 West. IH.M.N.Z.S. Inverell, No. 4 East.