Atlantic Captain's Unique Record.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 5 June 1914, Page 8

Atlantic Captain's Unique Record.

An interesting record of service as captain of vessels of the North German Lloyd Fleet is held by Captain D. Hogemann, Commodore of the company's fleet, who has just retired after thirty-four years' service. It is given to few master mariners to boast of Atlantic trips undertaken over a long series of years without loss of life, and Captain Hogemann, while skipper on the .North Atlantic line, carried three million people without losing a single passenger or sailor, and he travelled three million miles. In the earlier part of his seafaring career he captained sailing vessels, and during the Franco-Prussian War his ship was captured by the French, and he himself was a prisoner for seven months. His skill in navigation and the safety and speed of his North Atlantic trips have been frequently recognised, and he has been decorated by the German Emperor, the King of Italy, and the King of Sweden. Before sailing from New York on his last voyage, Captain Hogemann was entertained at a banquet and was the recipient of a handsome testimonial.