The unprecedented and stunning hospital ship Gil Eannes - Portugal

The Gil Eannes is a outstanding instance of the restoration of a ship that was scrapped for dismantling after years of dereliction.

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Additionally it is a stunning universe of objects and environments that remind us of its perform: a hospital ship.

But it surely goes means past that. We really feel life at sea, the hardships of cod fishing and maybe the consolation of medical remedy at Gil Eannes, correctly geared up.

Inside we are able to see the infirmary, the working theater and the massive engine room, with pipes a number of meters excessive.

“That is crucial place on the ship. Guests come right here to the engine room and say “Ah!” I are usually within the engine room and I see it is rather typically.’

The testimony is from Nicolau Alves, accountable for the restoration and upkeep of the ship.

Gil Eannes was deserted for a number of years on a dock in Lisbon. It was taken out of the scrapyard and returned to Viana do Castello, the place it was constructed within the Nineteen Fifties.

A lot of the restoration work is progressive, all the time with the care and information of Nicolau Alves. “I used to be cautious to convey the metallic to the colour. All metals have been painted. I selected the colour code by way of finishes. We will inform by the colour whether or not it’s a contemporary water, salt water, air pipe…”

One other concern is that the supplies are unique. “The engine room is totally completed, as if the ship is shifting. The machines should not working, however every little thing is unique. Whilst you’re right here cousin to conserving the unique. Even the screw should be unique.”

Nicolau Alves had the identical concern concerning the rooms reserved for medical care. Small compartments detailed with furnishings, clothes, uniforms and instruments.

The element surprises those that descend into the working room. “We rehabilitated this area 4 years in the past. It was laborious work as a result of every little thing was destroyed.

I painted all elements of the OR. Every little thing there’s unique from the ship apart from the evaluation lab which was stolen. It was laborious work, however after we opened it was additionally a shock to lots of people.”

Throughout the go to we additionally discovered the navigation gear.

There may be additionally a spot the place we are able to watch cod fishing movies and one in all Gil Eannes farewells on the pier in Lisbon, for an additional journey on the excessive seas.

With this framework, the Gil Eannes is a museum ship filled with feelings for many individuals linked to the ocean.

Gil Eannes is anchored within the previous business dock of Viana do Castelo, in a central location and with a powerful setting.

“After we go up, within the central half, and take a look at Santa Luzia, on the river, on the mouth of Lima, individuals are dazzled.”

They run guided excursions and typically Nicolau Alves is the information. He’s obsessed with ships and the ocean. He labored in the course of the day and studied at evening. He took the then industrial course, and his life was within the shipyards of Viana do Castello and at sea, the place he made 4 voyages.

“I’ve all the time been passionate concerning the historical past of ships. The historical past of the cod fishery fascinates me, as do the supplies related to the ships. I’m a collector of books and objects. It pains me to see this legacy disappear.

The governing physique of the hospital ship is the Gil Eannes Basis. It was created to protect the ship.

Now, as they mark the twenty fifth anniversary of Gil Eannes’ “rescue”, they’re selling some initiatives. One in every of them is the opening of the “Journey of Religion – Portuguese fishermen, males of religion, with a view to the safety of the Virgin Mary” on January 31. On February 4, João David Batel Marquez’s “The Album of Cod Fishing Vessels” shall be introduced.

The unprecedented and stunning Gil Eannes hospital ship museum is a part of the Antena1 program I’m going there and are available and you may take heed to the published of this episode right here.

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The unprecedented and stunning hospital ship Gil Eannes – Portugal

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