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First Name : Federico
URL : http://shipsphotos.blogspot.com/
Comment : Dear
Karstens Surfing the web I got the opportunity to know your website very
interesting I am a former Master and the story of Stolt Surf in the storm
is quite impressive and I am not surprised of the stupidity of the shore
people All the best Fe
Date : 26/03/11
First Name : Helen
URL : helengrace6@bigpond.com
Comment : Hello
again Karsten from Helen Grace in Australia. Still amazed at your website
everytime I visit it. At last I am going to visit Aabenraa, and hopefully
Kalvoe,and Tonder to see for myself, I can hardly wait. Regards to yourself
and Kit Yu and keep up t
Date : 25-3-2011
First Name : Francisco
Guzmán Cusís
URL : fguzmancusis@gmail.com
Comment : Cordial
saludo. Desde Barranquilla, puerto maritimo al norte de Colombia (Sur América)
le envio mis felicitaciones por tan buena y excelente información
sobre su vida marinera alrededor del mundo. Un sincero y afectuoso saludo,
atentamente, FRANCISCO G
Date : 21-03-2011
First Name : Harold
URL : hmc111@live.com
Comment : Hello
Great site makes me wish I had spent all my life at sea instead of just
3 years
Date : 12-03-2011
First Name : Chris
URL :
Comment : Pictures
from Samoa brought back many memories from trip from Rotterdam to Melbourne
at the end of 1963 on Songkhla. Wonderful!
Date : 05.03.2011
First Name : Ringo
URL :
Comment : Without
a doubt this has to be one of the best maritime and artistic photograph
websites anywhere in the world -and to top it off with a very talented
artist exposing her amazing work...Tao Kit Yu. Thank you Karsten.
Date : 4th February
2011
First Name : Dan
URL :
Comment : Great
photos! They look like they were taken last month. What kind of film and
camera did you use?
Date : 2/1/11
First Name : Paul
URL : p.sturm1@kpnplanet.nl
Comment : The Jeremiah
OBrien was for many years the last unaltered Liberty ship in the Reserve
Fleet in Suisun Bay. It made the trip to the D-Day celebrations in Europe
in 1980!
Date : 27-01-2011
First Name : Paul
URL : p.sturm1@kpnplanet.nl
Comment : What
a great website! The unidentified Liberty ship that you pictured lying
awaiting its scrapping in 1978 in San Francisco may very well be the S.S.Jeremiah
OBrien, the last unaltered Liberty ship, completely restored shortly before
it was to be scrappe
Date : 27-01-2011
First Name : Jean-Marie
URL : http://cotentinois.free.fr/wordpress
Comment : from
Cherbourg in France, thank you for your very beautiful pictures.
Date : 13/1/2011
First Name : Michael
URL :
Comment : Karsten,
thank you so much for having pictures of USS BRUMBY on your site! I served
on board her 72-75 and was in charge of all repair lockers and DC equipment
maintenance. I am proud to say the DC award on her port side pic is a result
of the fine work a
Date : 18 December
2010
First Name : Cecille
Delector
URL : aynfaith@yahoo.com
Comment : Hello
Mr. Petersen, I was searching for you since I was introduced to facebook
but there were a lot of people bearing your name.I was directed to this
site by my best friend whom you also met on one of your ventures into the
Philippine soil sometime in 19
Date : December
16, 2010
First Name : Larry
URL :
Comment : Stumbled
upon your site. I was in the US Army in Thailand in 69-71, and spent a
lot of time in the Mosquito Bar. Many memories. My first novel The Bangkok
Blues is set there.
Date : 10-Dec-10
First Name : Hans
J. Erdmann
URL : www.seaconcert.com
Comment : Hi Karsten,
was surprised to see my picture on your wonderful Web side. I remember
sitting with you on the terraces of the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok after
signing off the Heinrich Jessen 1974 in Bangkok. As time has passed, Im
still in Bangkok and sti
Date : 02/12/2010
First Name : Adrian
URL :
Comment : Very
impressive photos!
Date : Nov 22,
2010
First Name : Scott
URL :
Comment : Karsten,
Many thanks for sharing your wonderful photos.
Date : Nov. 14,
2010
First Name : Reinhold
URL : privat@domspatz-rinaldo.de
Comment : Dear
Mr. Pedersen, i have forgotten my English, but today i must write you.The
web-page is the best I see,I spend the whole evening to see. Many pic I´ve
got for my private collection.I hope it´s o.k Can you give other
nice Danisg Companies in another pag
Date : 01.11.2010
First Name : Terry
URL :
Comment : Karsten,
I have been very impressed with your website, especially the ships and
junks. I keep going back and looking at all the wonderful pictures. Thank
you!!!
Date : Oct. 31,
2010
First Name : John
URL :
Comment : Hi Karsten
I have spent several hours looking at your website today and was most impressed
bothwith the quality of the pictures but also the stories attached with
them such as the various ships you have sailed on and the storm. I have
bookmarked your sit
Date : 24/10/2010
First Name :
URL :
Comment : Mr. Petersen,
Many Thanks for the images. Id like to put together a powerpoint on the
StrOfMagellan. May I use some of your shots? Have you others that I could
use and might they have identification or location markers? jim at jimmmcp@hotmail.com
Date : October
16 2010
First Name : BoB
URL : mrbob@globenet.com.ph
Comment : Just
like to say nice web page, at moment I am in a hotel in china at a place
called Huludao Liaoning.Standing by a new build VLCC with not much to do
on a Saterday afternoon, whixh was made vey nice looking at all your photos,
so thank you very much for
Date : 16th Oct
2010
First Name : shelfy
tao
URL :
Comment : aslo,i
have nearly forgotten my English. what make me disturbed is that college
students have to pass the college students English 4.(maybe want to say
a lot)
Date :
First Name : shelfy
tao
URL : shelfy48@yahoo.com.cn
Comment : Hello
\(*w*)/ long time no see! you know,in China,it also shield some foreign
countrieswebsite.a long time i cant see your website.but i am so surprised
that now it can allow me to see your website. now my major is Japanese,it
have been about 1 year.asl
Date : 2010.10.13
First Name : Giammarco
URL :
Comment : Karsten,
you have made a hell of a good site. I love your pics...The storm is tremendous.
very very nice and impressive pictures. Also, I like your sailboat. I hope
ewll meet sometimes if I pass by Danemrk. Im 100% sure well have a very
long and nice chat
Date : 8.10.2010
First Name : Helen
URL :
Comment : Looking
once again at your wonderful website AND thank you Karsten for all your
help re my ancestors in this area I really do appreciate what you have
done for me to further my research Kind regards to you both from Helen
in Vic 0Z
Date : Oct 2010
First Name : Morten
URL : mail@mortenjespersen.dk
Comment : Jeg nyder
stadig din fantastiske hjemmeside. Især og ikke mindst om Jebsen
skibene og deres mænd. Et unikt arbejde du her har lavet. Hilsen
Morten Jespersen
Date : 28 Sept.
2010
First Name : Jerry
Coviello
URL : jcove01@verizon.net
Comment : Serviced
abord the USS HULL DD945 from 1977 to 1981
Date : 9/15 10
First Name : Gary
URL : baldi365@yahoo.com
Comment : I was
stationed on USS Concord(AFS5) from 85-89 when I transfered to reserve
and she was transfered to the MSC Fleet. Nice to see more wonderful pics
of her! Thx for more memories! MS3 Haber USN 85-93
Date : 8/28/2010
First Name : Chris
URL : aurum.cc@telkomsa.net
Comment : Tops
! your pic. We got stuck in a Storm on the 5-6 May 2006 Off Sodwanabay
SE Cost Southafrica approx.6-8 miles of coast (200m soundingline) sailing(58
ft motorcat)to Richardsbay... Windspeed gusting up to 70-90 kt SW(acord.
to NSRI.I dont think so).
Date : 18.8.2010
First Name : Ted
URL : tedwplus9@aol.com
Comment : I was
the pilot of the H53 that took the sick sailor off the ship in the Med.
I never knew anyone was taking pictures that day. They brought back great
memories.
Date : 12 August
2010
First Name : Judy
URL : wengfam@aol.com
Comment : Thanks
so much for the rescue photos. My husband is Lt. Wengierski! We had a tour
of duty in Sicily in the late 70s when he was attached to VR-24. Your photos
brought back fond memories of our time spent in Sicily. Back then, because
of taxpapers dollars
Date : August 11,
2010
First Name : John
URL : johngnielsen@hotmail.com
Comment : I just
had to comment on the picture of the SS United States. The best I have
seen! Incidentally, my grandmother was from Marstal.
Date : 07/23/2010
First Name : Milind
URL :
Comment : Dear
Karsten Just wanted to say that you have some fantastic pictures of your
life at sea and it brings back many many good memories for me Thanks!
Date : July 4th,
2010
First Name : Dave
URL : www.dabhandradio.com
Comment : A very
interesting site and some fantastic photography! I follow Stolt Puffin
just as an interest having seen the ship in Liverpool many times and monitoring
via AIS (I am a radio ham!)... It is fascinating how these ships sail back
and forth all over Eur
Date : 8th May
2010
First Name : Wytze
URL :
Comment : Dear
Karsten, You have a great site with lots of gorgeous pictures (especially
of strait Magelhaen), but I was the most impressed of your story and pictures
of the Stolt Surf. Very well done! Greetings
Date : 6 may 2010
First Name : LUIS
MIGUEL CORREIA
URL : http://lmcshipsandthesea.blogspot.com
Comment : Congratulations
for your fantastic site and for sharing your interest and photos of so
many beautiful ships.
Date : 12 APRIL
2010
First Name : Mary
URL :
Comment : Thanks
so much for sharing the gorgeous photo of the SS United States!
Date : 4/8/10
First Name : Jeanne
URL : bledbetter1@triad.rr.com
Comment : I would
like to know of Karsten Petersen is related to Fritz Petersen, who was
a photographer in Rendsburg Germany - I think in Schleswig-Holstein. I
have a photo of my grandmother taken around 1888. On the back of it is
this printing Rendsburg Wall-Stras
Date : March 31,
2010
First Name : gerry
URL :
Comment : fantastic
site.did 20 years a sea.
Date : 29-02-10
First Name : William
URL :
Comment : Well
done Karseten, I went to sea in 1954 and came ashore in 1974. They were
the best years of my life. The ports, the ships and the storms can only
be felt truly by those who sailed the blue highway.. Regards Bill
Date : 28 Feb 2010
First Name : Ivor
URL :
Comment : Hi! Thanks
so much for the pics of the Kaethe Jebsen which my Late Father Tom served
on in a trip to Kuwait around 1962 or 63 he was a Farmer and was needed
to look after the sheep during the trip as he had a very good understanding
of the needs of sheep
Date : 18-2-10
First Name : J-Paul
URL :
Comment : Thank
you so much for letting us share your love of ships. Wonderful pictures.
I can spend hours on your site, remembering the old tmes when I sailed
too.
Date : 11 Feb 2010
First Name : Rick
URL :
Comment : Karsten,
old bean.... your site is better than ever since you added the new photos.
Excellent work. Rick. Coffee in Middelfart? :-)
Date : 17/01/2010
First Name : Pedro
Becedoniz
URL : pbeced@ono.com
Comment : Very
good and interesting web. Since I saw it for first time, I have the impression
that your life has been, at least, amusing and that is something to envy.
Thanks for the web
Date : 05 January
2010
First Name : ANDREW
URL :
Comment : QUITE
THE FINEST PICTORIAL LIFE AT SEA SITE I HAVE SEEN , YOU ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED
ON YOUR WONDERFUL PICTURES AND YOUR COMPREHENSIVE EXPLANATIONS, IT MAKES
ME ASHAMED THAT I NEVER CHRONICLED MY OWN MERCHANT NAVY CAREER, WELL DONE.
Date : 31/12 2009
First Name : Hege
URL :
Comment : Hello.
I am the niese to Guttorm Oddenes. I have seen the pictures of Stolt Surf
in the storm. Amazing to see how my dear uncle worked.
Date : 05.12.2009
First Name : hadji
peejay aranda
URL : profaranda.i.ph
Comment : BRP Samar
Oriental is still serving. If my memory serves right she recently completed
her repairs around a year or so ago. If I? not mistaken she? one of the
world longest serving WWII ships
Date : november
15 2009
First Name : Karsten
Sailor
URL : global-sailor.com
Comment : Hi folks,
- sailors and landlubbers -. I just want to check if the Guestbook link
still works after the web site change from Geocities to Webhosting. Best
Karsten
Date : Nov.05.2009
First Name : João
URL : http://macauantigo.blogspot.com/
Comment : I would
like to share your photos from Macau in 1973 at my blog. Please contact
me. Thanks and congratulations! Nice website.
First Name : john
URL : pullacross
Comment : Hi, sailed
on Stolt Spur and the Span,many thanks for bringing back happy memories,never
had weather like you though,
First Name : Bob
Chalfant
URL :
Comment : Great
photography, especially those of USS HANCOCK in Manila Bay, 1975. I was
a Corpman aboard Hanna at the time & likely in sick bay treating shipmates.
First Name : Steffen
URL : stunge@gmail.com
Comment : Hi Karsten,
it was great seeing the story from Stolt Surf, which I recall a lot of
people at Stolt talked about many years after. I was !A/E on board in the
early 80s a mnice ship indeed.
First Name : Per
Asbjørn
URL : permikal@online.no
Comment : Hello
Karsten. Fantastic hard weather pictures of Stolt Surf. Glad I was not
on board on that voyage. I sailed her on the maiden voyage in 1970 till
1973 as radioofficer without going on vacation when she was named Anco
Ville. During 33 years at sea, she
First Name : Patrick
URL : info@renegadefilms.co.za
Comment : Dear
Karsten, We are doing a documentary on the Chinese South Africans. We would
like your permission to use some of your photographs of Chinese junks.
With credits of course.
First Name : Elise
tobine
URL :
Comment : hello!i
am a norwegian girl i be not so(w) good in english,but i hope you understand.i
are interresert in youre boat and stuff you do/make!can you send me a message
on elise_Tobine@hotmail.com?or are you dead jørgen bruhn?riht bakch!!!
First Name : David
URL :
Comment : Excellent
web site - sailed on the Stolt Sheaf in 1973 -74. As you said she was a
graceful creature. thanks for the memory
First Name : jcg98a
@ yahoo.com
URL :
Comment : Thank
you very much for sharing your photographs and experiences. I would like
to live a life like yours, but dont know how. Anyway thanks.
First Name : angela
petersen
URL :
Comment : a fantastic
website cant stop looking at the town Aeroeskoebing where my ancestors
are from fantastic keep up the good work
First Name : Paolo
URL :
Comment : Great
pictures, the ones of the Storm are so impressive! Looks like you have
a so rich life, enjoy it. Now back to work at office :). Bye bye from Italy
First Name : anders
URL : anette112@glocalnet.net
Comment : kom in
på din sida var ren tur och vilken sida ,underbara kort,vad har du
fotograferat med leica?bilderna är ju fantastiska för att vara
70-80 tal och sen alla fantastiska texter till underbara sidor mvh anders
First Name : James
URL : arichat45@hotmail.com
Comment : Hi, I
have seen Stolt tankers here at my work. I enjoyed your website and the
pics, as specialy the storm. Had I room, I could tell you of the VLCC Front
Page and the North Atalantic storm she survived. Thanks again for a great
site. Greetings from Nova
First Name : Nels
URL : nhbj6@yahoo.com
Comment : I saw
the huge swells returning from west pac on USS Hull but after wind stopped
they were mountainous and beautiful!
First Name : Samsam
URL : woodcraftssuch@yahoo.com
Comment : Your
site is one of the worlds windows. Thank you.
First Name : KathyJ
URL :
Comment : Just
read you wonderful pages May 15, 2009, about Aabenraa. We are descendants
of Jorgen Bruhn.
First Name : Brenda
URL : glassfusionsarnia2hotmail.com
Comment : I am
a stained glass artist. Your photos of sailing ships are truly inspirational
and very helpful to my research for a series of sailing ship windows. thank
you.I live near the great lakes in Canada and regularly see tankers go
by on the river between la
First Name : Seppo
URL :
Comment : just
found your site. Went thru chinese junks, fine pics. If youre interested,
there is book junks and sampans of the yangtse river that has 150 or so
diff junks, seems youve got some of them photoed.
First Name : Doug
URL :
Comment : I just
got done reading your Lost Graves piece. Facinating stuff! I even managed
to find it all on Google Maps! My family was invoved in the China Trade
so it struck a note with me.
First Name : Geoff
URL : oceanicsolutions@gmail.com
Comment : Karsten,
I grew up in Hongkong during the 60 and 70s before going to sea myself.
I went to school in Hongkong and knew the son of the Captain of Michael
Jebsen (which I visited often. Have you any contact details - the name
was Ericson. Al;so appreciate
First Name : Hartvig
URL : harteogmette@privat.dk
Comment : Hej Karsten
Var i Søværnet 1965-1966 - ombord på Hvidbjørnen,
foretog søopmåling ved Grønland. Var ombord på
SKA4., senere Grønnedal. Var ligeledes på Øen Avigait,
hvor en af stationerne lå under søopmålingen. Byggede
senere ny station ved Malenefjeldet
First Name : Ray
R
URL :
Comment : Heartfelt
Thanks For your photoes Great to see a Frieghter that looks like a ship,not
the floating boxes of today Thanks again Old seagoing engineer Ray R
First Name : gustav
flems
URL : gussus@mail.dk
Comment : mange
hilsener fra en pensioneret kaptajn, der kender jebsen skibene lige så
godt, og som så dem med glæde, så flot fotograferet og
opsat. kaptajn i jebsen fra 1970 til 1980.
First Name : Wytze
URL : w.buitenrusthettema@planet.nl
Comment : Dear
Karsten, I like your site. Especially the story of the storm on Stolt Surf.
Really scary. Well done. I certainly visit your site again.
First Name : Rhonda
URL : rhonda.staskow@gmail.com
Comment : Hi Karsten
- I really enjoyed your story about Danes Island and the detail about the
geography of the region and change through the years. Thanks for the pictures
of the port of Aabenraa as well. Regards, Rhonda
First Name : Pierre
URL : pierrebordeaux@oranfe.fr
Comment : Hi Karsten,
As a ancien seamen I appreciate your pictures. Thank for sharing and Goods
winds.
First Name : Charlie
URL :
Comment : Hi Karsten.
Im a little rogue wave obsessed (dreams since I was kid b4 I even knew
what they were). Incredible pictures. Glad you made it through!
First Name : Glen
URL : gpdaigrepont@miswaco.com
Comment : im from
gulf coast in USA and love ships and shipping. i enjoyed you pics.i kind
of felt like i was there! thanks for sharing
First Name : Taofei
URL :
Comment : Hi,i
sign it by moble phone
First Name : Herbert
URL : herbert.karting@t-online.de
Comment : Hello
Karsten, since abt. 60 years (I am 73 now) I have been interested in sailing
vessel, especially the smaller ones. But I never so far have seen such
a fine bunch of beautiful shots as you have been able to produce during
the different Fyn-Rund-Races.
First Name : Herbert
URL :
Comment :
First Name : Paul
URL : porino9@comcast.net
Comment : I spent
many summers of my youth in the 1950s watching for freighters and tankers
off of Turkey Point where the Elk River empties into the Chesapeake Bay
just south of the Delaware Canal. Thank you for preserving the images of
these wonderful vessels and
First Name : jim
URL : jthave02@hotmail.com
Comment : Surging
for photographs of Chinese junks I found your website. There are really
a big amount of beautiful pictures of Chinese Junks on your webside. Besides
that it was a pleasure to read about your adventures sailing across the
oceans. In 1972 I was also
First Name: Terry Broadbent
URL: www.skicondomammoth.com
Comment: Your history and information
on the merchant ships is truly a work of love that I appreciate. I could
spend hours on your site as I already have, reading and experiencing the
life at sea through your camera and words. Thank you
32 First Name: Rajan G
URL:
Comment: Fantastic story on
the Stolt Surf sailing the rogue wave. The photos were awesome and I can
only imagine how it would have been to actually be there. Scary and the
photos convey that. Hope you realize that yours are one of the earliest
photos recorded of
33 First Name: Elmus
URL: bobbyb54@cox.net
Comment: Karsten, I served
onboard the USS Oklahoma City from Nov.1973-May77. So I do remember ALL
the photos of Hong Kong and Australia. I was a gmg3, and when I left I
was a Gmg2. A lot of memories for me is still on that Proud Lady too. I
would like to thank yo
34 First Name: Stephen Kentwell
URL: skentwel@hotmail.com
Comment: Dear Webmaster, Last
week I bought a photo on EBay which I believe to be Clara Jebsen at Chefoo
in 1926. Please send me an Email and I will give you a clearer version
of this photo, which you may use with acknowledgement. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP
35 First Name: Larissa
URL:
Comment: I was searching the
web to find photos of Maisan in Korea, and I found your beautiful artistry!
Thank you for sharing!!
36 First Name: Comander Uno
EPLF
URL:
Comment: Min fru tycker att
dina bilder från Korea (hennes hemland), är helt fantastiska.
Givetvis delar jag hennes åsikt ! De ger oss vardefulla tipps inför
vår nesta Korea resa. Ett Stort Tack ! Long Live EPLF.
37 First Name: Jim Perry
URL: via Neatorama
Comment: routes for some of
your photos, showing approximate locations, etc. Very nice distraction.
I push a computer mouse all day doing graphic design, and it is nice to
escape sometimes... Thanks again, Jim Perry jim@anm8r.net
38 First Name: Jim Perry
URL: via Neatorama
Comment: I really love your
photos. Im 39, and land locked in the middle of the United States. Thanks
for letting me journey with you, through your photos. I loved the Magellan
Strait photos. Do you use a digital camera now? It would be nice to have
a map showing
39 First Name: BSP
URL:
Comment: S/S Gerda Toft
40 First Name: bjarne
URL: pbjarne@jubii.dk
Comment: fortsættes.
lanternegasserne en på kølen. Det skulle ikke undre om vi
har sejlet sammen et eller andet sted. Jeg tog til søs i 1962 og
stoppede i 2006. Du kan lige se på www.gunnersen.dk og se om vi har.
Hilsen fra en gl. snesejler,Bjarne Skov Poulsen
First Name: bjarne
URL: pbjarne@jubii.dk
Comment: Hej Karsten. Fin side
du har fået banket ned der. Ved at studere dine sider ser jeg 2 af
mine gamle skibe. Jeg var ombord på Hvidbjørnen i 1965 og
på Flora i 1966. Hvidbjørnen var et godt sø-skib, hvor
imod Flora i dårligt vejr sejlede mere på lantern
First Name : vhsailor
URL : http://vhsailor.blogspot.com/
Comment : Good
pictures of the Chinese junk in 70s. Thank you Please more if you have
First Name : Craig
URL : tcraigm@yahoo.com
Comment : Enthraling
photography. Thanks to Mr. Peterson for the wonderful armchair tour of
the Magellan Straits.
First Name : Tom
URL : www.tompotter.co.uk
Comment : Fantastic
site! Im studying ocean science and the section on rogue waves was especially
fascinating - and I love the stark photographs!
First Name : TAO
FEI
URL :
Comment : HI~gou
lou Im very happy to see your web in guangzhou. The pictures are wonderful
!
First Name : Bill
URL : wsj@fidalgo.net
Comment : Enjoyed
the Junks being the owner of a 52 one I made from aluminum. Great site.
First Name : Alec
URL : revalecp@fish.co.uk
Comment : Came
across your website when trying to identify Whampoa Reach. My great grandfather
sailed there on board the Cairngorm during 1858. The ships log records
that Able Seaman James Andrews died from drowning and was buried in the
European burial ground on T
First Name : Svend
URL : Svend.Mathiesen@mail.dk
Comment : Det handler
om at gøre en forskel, om at flytte grænser og rykke hegnspæle,
om at turde tænke og være anderledes og om slet og ret at tro
på, at viljen til at ville skaber evnen til at kunné Med munter
hilsen HUMOUR US FunMatic Svend
First Name : Solveig
URL : solveigborgersen@wanadoo.nl
Comment : Thank
you so very mich for the heroic taken pictures during the storm! And of
course all the other pictures. But that storm! I could almost hear the
sounds! I have been sailing with my father for years during summer times.
My father was sailing, as a capt