Cassen express
Cassen Eils (born July 4, 1923 in Norderney ; † January 6, 2010 in Cuxhaven ) was a German shipowner. He is the founder of the shipping company Cassen Eils .
Career
Eils grew up on the East Frisian island of Norderney and acquired his captain's license in 1948 at the age of almost 24. He has been a shipowner since 1952 and stood on the bridge of his Heligoland ships until 2009, when he was still old, especially on MS Seute Deern , later on MS Funny Girl .
Captain Cassen Eils died after a serious illness on January 6, 2010 in Cuxhaven at the age of 86.
Honors
In March 2009, Cassen Eils was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon by the Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein, Peter Harry Carstensen .
On October 15, 2010, an area in the southern harbor on Heligoland was named after Eils. The quay where the Funny Girl docks in winter is now called Cassen Eils Wai .
literature
- Georgina C. Eils: Cassen Eils - A life for seafaring. Booklet accompanying the exhibition about Cassen Eils in the Seebäderdienst-Hummerbude of the Museum Helgoland , o. O. o. J. [approx. 2012], ISBN 978-3-00-039139-2
Individual evidence
- ^ Mourning for Heligoland captain Cassen Eils . January 9, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
- ↑ Dieter Brumm: Federal Cross of Merit for Cassen Eils . In: Wilstersche Zeitung . February 27, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
- ^ Cassen Eils Wai . In: Helgoland.de . November 11, 2010. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hurry, Cassen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German shipowner, founder of the shipping company Cassen Eils GmbH |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | on Norderney |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 2010 |
| Place of death | Cuxhaven |