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A Vintage Liner Sails into the 21st Century
Reuben
Goossens
MV
Doulos
Ex SS Medina, SS Roma, MV Franca C
Chapter
Ten
Doulos
“Goes High Tech” in 2006

Doulos after her arrival at Manama Bahrain
on March 1
Unless marked otherwise - photographs on this page
are by the ships photographer & are © Copyright MV Doulos
Whilst the Doulos was in Manama,
Bahrain a new
satellite system was installed. The equipment was
generously donated to the Doulos by two American Christian organisations and it
was finally mounted on the aft sun deck on Wednesday March 8, 2006.
After months of preparation Doulos
has entered a new era in communications. The satellite gives the ship satellite
navigation as well as most welcome 24-hour access to the phone and Internet.
For the 350 volunteer staff and crew onboard this means no more waiting for
local phone lines to be connected in each port, and unbroken contact with the
rest of the world during long voyages.
American Chris Carson who was the Project IT Manager,
who had flown in from the UK
said; “It went very well, considering that the tools for the installation
didn’t arrive until after the satellite was mounted on the deck!”
All departments onboard had pulled together to
make the installation possible. Welders and engineers had worked since dry-dock
earlier to reinforce the deck to support the 2 tonne apparatus, carpenters
constructed a new server room in the IT office, electricians ran new cables up
to the deck and line-up staff prepared customs permission and the crane needed
to lift the pedestal and dome onto the ship.
Having been only lifted into place on
Wednesday, by Thursday evening the system was operational and ship's company
was receiving instructions on using the new phone system.
With a 6-meter high pedestal and fibreglass
dome housing the satellite dish sitting just behind the funnel, the veteran of
the sea suddenly has a whole new look. Whilst her Bridge is 100% and looks
1914, not much further aft the satellite dome is the future, making this ship
totally unique!
Photo Album

The base and pedestal is being assembled up on Sun Deck aft

The Disc is placed into the Dome and wiring connected

The dome is connected and closed

The pedestal is complete and the dome is ready to be fitted

Just a small a matter of placing on the right spot and she is ready
to be connected

The
Grand Dame sails on now that history and the future has come together
Photograph
© 2006 MV Doulos photographer
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New updated section – MV Doulos
Aug/Dec 2008
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