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,
00:17as well as our colleagues back home.
00:21The past few weeks have been extremely challenging to resolve, as I'm sure you know.
00:29What touched me the most, what moved me the most, was your patience, your discipline, and also kindness.
00:37Kindness that you show to each other throughout.
00:42I'd see people depend on each other, there is no readily available rescue services standing by to come to your
00:49help in emergencies.
00:51So perseverance is sort of an expected quality, perhaps.
00:56But I've seen, I've witnessed way more, way more this time around.
01:02I've witnessed your caring, your unity and quiet strength amongst everybody on board, guests and crew alike.
01:10And I must commend my crew for the courage and the selfless resolve that they showed time and again in
01:18the most difficult moments.
01:21I could not imagine sailing through these circumstances with a better group of people, guests and crew alike.
01:28Most importantly, our thoughts are with the ones that are no longer with us.
01:34And whatever I say will not ease this loss, but I'd like you to know that they are with us
01:40every day in our hearts and our thoughts.
01:44In a situation like this, every image and every word can be taken out of context.
01:50This can be very painful to the people on board, especially already dealing with grief, worry and perhaps uncertainty.
02:00As a captain of Hondius, my job is to lead my crew, take care of my guests and see the
02:06ship safely to port.
02:08And our responsibility does not end there, does not end with our arrival in the Canaries.
02:15So we've all been a part of this voyage and I wish nothing more to everybody, guests and crew alike,
02:22to be able to go home safely and in good health.
02:29On 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.
02:45We've sailed through this together across the sea.
02:49Now, we hope to see everybody safely at home.
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