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 Vessel 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. The past few weeks have been extremely challenging to resolve,
00:26as I'm sure you know. What touched me the most, what moved me the most was your patience,
00:34your discipline and also kindness, kindness that you show to each other throughout.
00:42I see people depend on each other, there is no readily available rescue services standing by to
00:49come to your help in emergency. So perseverance is sort of an expected quality perhaps,
00:57but I've seen, I've witnessed way more, way more this time around. I've witnessed your caring,
01:05your unity and quiet strength amongst everybody on board, guests and crew alike. And I must commend my
01:13crew for the courage and the selfless resolve that they showed time and again in the most difficult
01:20moments. I could not imagine sailing through these circumstances with a better group of people,
01:27guests and crew alike. Most importantly, our thoughts are with the ones that are no longer with us,
01:35and whatever I say will not ease this loss. I'd like you to know that with us every day in
01:41our hearts
01:42and our thoughts. In a situation like this, every image and every word can be taken out of context.
01:51This can be very painful to the people on board, especially already dealing with grief, worry and
01:58perhaps uncertainty. As a captain of Hondius, my job is to lead my crew, take care of my guests and
02:07see
02:07the ship safely to boat. And our responsibility does not end there, does not end with our arrival in the
02:14Canaries. So we've all been a part of this voyage and I wish nothing more to everybody, guests and crew
02:21alike, to be able to go home safely and in good health.
02:30On behalf of Ocean Wild Expeditions, my crew, myself, I ask for privacy and respect to our guests and their
02:40families and our crew members in this difficult time. We've saved through this together across the sea.
02:49Now, we hope to see everybody safely at home. Thank you very much.
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