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Short: Hanseatic Spirit in Antwerp
Yep ... Antwerp ... Again! This time the weather was again good enough to fly the drone, I was just too late to see her arrival as I had to work in the area and she came in early.
jochengielen
Jun 171 min read


Short: Star Pride in Antwerp
Yet another ship in Antwerp, this time the weather was good enough for a drone flight and I had the time to see the Star Pride arrive.
jochengielen
Jun 131 min read


Short: Renaissance in Antwerp
I was finally able to revisit this ship after our adventure on her in 2023. Since then a lot happened and CFC is now part of the Ambassador group and the Renaissance has been repainted in Ambassador colors. I was working at Antwerp Airport again and had some time to see this ship in port, I decided to wait for her departure as well as the weather was good and I had some time left.
jochengielen
Jun 131 min read


Short: Another short trip in Belgium with a Boeing 707 in the end!
Yes I know, these short trips in Belgium are sometimes boring ... but I always try to make it worth the effort by visiting some small places of interest along the way! So after another 2 days working at Ostend-Bruges Airport (OST), I stopped at my favourite place in the area, the lighthouse of Oostende where you can also find the anchor of the Belgica, the famous Belgian expedition ship. After stopping at 2 local thrift stores I made my way back home, however by the time I wa
jochengielen
Mar 81 min read


Short: Another trip in Belgium
It's December 2025 and I have to work in Oostende again, so I decided to go there a day in advance and pass by Ghent first to see what remains of the Astoria, being broken up there. See more about this here ! The conditions were good so I flew the drone near the Astoria at the scrapyard. The next day after work I had permission to fly the drone around the cruise terminal area in Zeebrugge with the Naval base right behind it, both Queen Anne and Aurora were tied up in Zeebrugg
jochengielen
Mar 61 min read
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