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Dierk Bauer 01-05-26, 08:02 AM

Hi Derek, would be very much welcome as I`ve to repay the taxman approx 700 € and got less nightwatches this year, as some colleques took their holidays while CAP SAN DIEGO was in the shipyard at Bremerhaven...but guess you got more expenses too ... Will change our term to 2 years payment.... and by doing it now, we avoid the prize increase on the 7th of May.... they contacted me really and told us that we can avoid it by extending our contract with them now...
Dierk Bauer 01-05-26, 07:57 AM

Good morning all, wishing you a pleasant day
Derek 30-04-26, 07:40 PM

I am hardly on the net today as we have the grandchildern here and they are staying overnight. Also my sons two dogs are here overnight! Tomorow we must be up early to get them to school
Derek 30-04-26, 07:39 PM

Sorry Dierk, just found it in spam. I presume thats a good deal, would you like a contribution ?
Dierk Bauer 30-04-26, 07:18 PM

Will pack-up for today... got 4 pages of "El Barco"s postings done... but nose still running and throat not in the best way either....saving tabacco at least
Dierk Bauer 30-04-26, 07:16 PM

Did you get my email Derek?
Dierk Bauer 30-04-26, 07:15 PM

Good evening Derek, I guessed it, that you have to "babysit" again.... but 2 dogs too, would be too much for the strongest minded guy I guess...
Derek 30-04-26, 06:59 PM

two dogs even it is chaos in my brain
Derek 30-04-26, 06:58 PM

Got the grandchildren and tow dogs overnight its chaos here not much being done
Dierk Bauer 29-04-26, 04:26 PM

Good evening all, hope you`ve had a pleasant day Got a sore throat since yesterday, running nose and feeling not so well, hit the "sack" at 8pm yesterday still not in the best way, throat getting better, but nose leaking still But got finished with sharpnessship`s postings, one or two ,,,,or three?? photos missing... can we contact him, as one was with himself and some others in front of the camera .. Did start with El Barco`s postings, but still on page 1 ...out of 9 Best wishes Dierk
Dierk Bauer 28-04-26, 11:34 AM

Hi Derek, am leaving now, got on the list of Sharpnessship aka Mike Nash the ships till "Mike"... Bye for now
Derek 28-04-26, 09:56 AM

I am finding some of Rick's amongst the lst
Derek 28-04-26, 09:56 AM

Hi Dierk, I ma hoping to get a few more done from the "B" list today
Dierk Bauer 28-04-26, 08:10 AM

Hi all, will be absent in the afternoon, have to be onboard CAP SAN DIEGO for "Fire and emergencies drill"
Dierk Bauer 28-04-26, 08:07 AM

Good morning all from sunny Hamburg, wishing you a pleasant day Please advise what I could do next in order to assist you in our efforts to re-insert the missing photos of our members. I can check the remaining members in the "Top poster" list or start with Ricks postings. Guess am beside Norman the only one who got the content of Kents aka Roedspaetten, postings where one can find a lot of photos of our other members sometimes ... Best wishes Stay healthy, safe and take care
Dierk Bauer 27-04-26, 07:28 PM

Good evening all, did check Jordans (aka Robin_Wood63) for outdated links, wa able to insert some missing photos too, but a few only
Dierk Bauer 24-04-26, 04:28 PM

Good afternoon all, wishing you a nice evening Got Patricks postings done, Patrick will re-insert his last missing photos when back home in May ... Did check the postings of swiss63 too, lot of his photos found on Shipspotting.com, but some missing still Will start with Gordie Ross postings now...got most of his photos in email attachments hope will be a smaller task ...
Derek 24-04-26, 12:49 PM

Hi Malc, I did remember that you would be on Maverick when we saw each other briefly in Brightlingsea. I will be back over there around the 29th as there is a ship coming in from Gabes, Tunisia. all the best Derek
malc hooley 24-04-26, 11:42 AM

Good afternoon Dierk and Derek just to say i am still about but working on injection dredger Maverick for the rest of the month so no time to contribute at the moment but i will be back to normal in May all the Best From sunny Brightlingsea
Derek 24-04-26, 07:15 AM

Starting on "B" today it will be a long haul I think already found some of Rick's though