ms Westerdam & Dutch Navy, St. Maarten March 26, 2009

[timothy998]

We were onboard to experience this...and am attaching the article and photograph from the HAL blog, then some of our photographs taken from ms Westerdam. Can you see my kids and me on the Observation Deck? :)

 

 

 

Westerdam Participates in Dutch Navy Exercise

 

Alexander | April 22nd, 2009

Recently, ms Westerdam acted as sparring partner in an exercise involving the Dutch Navy frigate Hr.Ms. Van Amstel off of Sint Maarten. The frigate presently is deployed in “the West,” acting in counter drugs and coast guard operations in waters around Dutch islands Sint Maarten, Saba and Sint Eustatius.

 

Right after Westerdam left the port of Sint Maarten’s capital Philipsburg, the Hr.Ms. Van Amstel made a smooth maneuver in which she came alongside, with a helicopter flying close above both ships. This maneuver is normally done for transferring supplies.

 

Hr.Ms. Van Amstel ended the exercise with a sharp turn to port side, while both ships blew their horns.

[Copper10-8]

We were onboard to experience this...and am attaching the article and photograph from the HAL blog, then some of our photographs taken from ms Westerdam. Can you see my kids and me on the Observation Deck? :)

 

 

 

Westerdam Participates in Dutch Navy Exercise

 

Alexander | April 22nd, 2009

Recently, ms Westerdam acted as sparring partner in an exercise involving the Dutch Navy frigate Hr.Ms. Van Amstel off of Sint Maarten. The frigate presently is deployed in “the West,” acting in counter drugs and coast guard operations in waters around Dutch islands Sint Maarten, Saba and Sint Eustatius.

 

Right after Westerdam left the port of Sint Maarten’s capital Philipsburg, the Hr.Ms. Van Amstel made a smooth maneuver in which she came alongside, with a helicopter flying close above both ships. This maneuver is normally done for transferring supplies.

 

Hr.Ms. Van Amstel ended the exercise with a sharp turn to port side, while both ships blew their horns.

 

Great pics, thanks!:) One more from the Dutch Navy from above

And a pic of the current Neth. Antilles station ship, Hr.Ms. (HMNLS) Van Amstel F-831

 

[PalmBeachMom]

to witness an event like this in person!

Love the pictures. Thanks for posting!

[sail7seas]

Really cool. Thanks for sharing. What fun you got to experience it!

 

[Susie51]

Thank you for posting such wonderful, unique pics.

[Copper10-8]

to witness an event like this in person!

Love the pictures. Thanks for posting!

 

Looks a lot like the Prinsendam pics with the Dutch Navy frigate Hr Ms Eversten in the Gulf of Aden last year, not?;)

 

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[cmdchiefthom]

Her she is in Curacao on Thursday, 9 April as seen from our stern suite, 7151. ;)

[MrsMuir]

These are all great pics; the Prinsendam and Dutch ship are my "wallpaper" on my home PC, thanks to Copper 10-8. But my greatest reaction was "Dam, HAL has PRETTY ships!"

 

Mrs M

[themerle]

What an experience! Love the photos!

[SweetpeaOne]

Really nice pictures. Thanks for sharing..

[Himself]

" Ma, she is making eyes at me"

[timothy998]

You're all welcome. It was a fun event after a beautiful day on St. Martin (we went to Grand Case), and while difficult to tell, as many of the Dutch sailors as possible were on deck taking photographs of the Westerdam...while we photographed the Dutch ship! The maneuvers lasted quite awhile...I took the chopper photo from our balcony on the starboard side and zoomed it a bit, but the helicopter was quite close. Our kids thought it was great fun as well.