Werkhoven van, C.A.A.

Captain van Werkhoven was a cargo ship captain in the 1960’s.

Note:  I have hardly any information yet about his captain. The company records are sealed within the HAL pension fund  and other sources are non existent.

So if a reader, family, friends, relatives, can supply any information about captain van Werkhoven then please contact me on CaptAlbert1@aol.com.   It will greatly help to lift another “captain of the past” from obscurity.

 

 

Sometime in the 70’s he changed from Holland America to become a deep sea pilot for the Dutch company “Dirkzwager”.  This company provided services to cargo (and cruise ships) who liked to have a pilot on board for traversing areas of the North Sea that were complicated and where the ship’s navigation team was un-familiar with. This especially applied to supporting tankers who could have drafts that barely allowed them to sail tanker routes approaching a port of destination. (a)

(a) Mr. Elbert L.J. Bosma (ex HAL deck officer and Dutch pilot)

Last updated: 13 May 2025