Each summer, after ten months of Field Service in a West African country, the Africa Mercy, managed by Mercy Ships International, sails off to the Astican Shipyard Gran Canaria for a six to eight week periodical maintenance, inspection and certifi cation cycle.
Annually, over forty volunteering engineers assist Mercy Ships throughout this dry-docking period. Amongst them in the summer of 2017, were ten Dutch engineers of Royal IHC, Lloyd’s Register, Vroon and Hartman Seatrade. On behalf of SWZ|Maritime and Mercy Ships, Marjolein Vleugel spoke with them about their experiences and investigated the role Dutch maritime organisations play in the world of Mercy Ships.
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Ms Vleugel's article was published in SWZ Maritime's September issue, to appear Tuesday 26 September, but can now be downloaded here as well. You do not have to be a subscriber to read it. Just click this link to download the pdf and feel free to comment and/or share it with your colleagues.
