Takk til Kees Heemskerk for dette bildet av Kosmos V tatt av G.Bunschoten.
Kosmos V ble aldri tatt i bruk som kokeri da det ikke lyktes Anders Jahre og selskapet Kosmos å få overført fangstlisensen fra Kosmos IV til den nybygde V. Mer om skipet her.
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Kosmos V
Har lett etter bilde av Kosmos V lenge. Var ombord på denne sesongen 62-63 Hadde fast vakt på Eva-dørken gikk 6 – 6 jeg og donkey mannen som var spanjol.
I was 3rd mate on Kosmos V in 1971, which was then Suiderkruis and her name was changed to L’interpeche whilst I was on board. Fishing off Spanish Sahara (now Morocco) with a fleet of 15 purse seiners. Fishmeal and fish oil were the production then. Small bulkers and tankers came alongside at sea to load.
A number of original Norwegian crew were still with her then. Skipper was Pieter Schaap,ex Dutch Shell master. – used to shoot flies with masticated paper pellets with an air rifle. Tankermen! Chief Eng. was a Norwegian. Most of the crew, 240 odd men,were South African.
Thank you John. This is exactly the sort of comment these photos need to bring the story behind to life.
Best regards
Geir