00:00Dear guests, dear crew, dear family members back at home and everybody following this situation,
00:06my name is Jan Dobrogowski and I'm the captain of the Polar Expedition Bessel Hondius.
00:11I've decided to take this time to thank every single guest and crew member on board here,
00:18as well as our colleagues back home.
00:21The past few weeks have been extremely challenging to us all.
00:26So, as I'm sure you know, what touched me the most, what moved me the most was your patience,
00:32your discipline and also kindness, kindness that you show to each other throughout.
00:41I see people depend on each other.
00:43There is no readily available rescue services standing by to come to your help in emergencies.
00:50So, perseverance is sort of an expected quality, perhaps.
00:56But I've seen, I've witnessed way more, way more this time around.
01:01I've witnessed your caring, your unity and quiet strength amongst everybody on board, guests and crew alike.
01:09And I must commend my crew for the courage and the selfless resolve that they showed time and again in
01:17the most difficult moments.
01:19I could not imagine sailing through these circumstances with a better group of people, guests and crew alike.
01:27Most importantly, our thoughts are with the ones that are no longer with us.
01:33And whatever I say will not ease this loss.
01:37But I'd like you to know that they are with us every day in our hearts and our thoughts.
01:42In a situation like this, every image and every word can be taken out of context.
01:49This can be very painful to the people on board, especially they are already dealing with grief, worry and perhaps
01:56uncertainty.
01:58As a captain of Hondius, my job is to lead my crew, take care of my guests and see the
02:05ship safely to port.
02:07And our responsibility does not end there.
02:10It does not end with our arrival in the Canaries.
02:13So, we've all been a part of this voyage and I wish nothing more to everybody, guests and crew alike,
02:21to be able to go home safely and in good health.
02:28On behalf of Ocean Wild Expeditions, my crew, myself, I ask for privacy and respect to our guests and their
02:39families and our crew members in this difficult time.
02:43We've sailed through this together across the sea.
02:46Now, we hope to see everybody safely at home.
02:51Thank you very much.
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