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AROUND THE GLOBE 31 TIMES
The L'Abeille De La Nouvelle-Orleans, March 14, 1908.

Boston.

A bewildering record of miles sailed is that of Capt. Gerhard Eckhoff, master of the Dutch tank steamer "La Hesbaye". Who is now crossing the North Atlantic for the two hunderd and thirtysixth time, his tenth trip as a master.
Here are some of Capt. Eckhoff's distinctions. He has circumnavigated the globe 31 times. Since starting out to sea
at the age of 14 he has logged 1,000,000 miles, he says. He has never lost a man or ship. He was never in collision at sea, and he never came near anything like a serious accident. He is now on his hundred and eighteenth round trip to Antwerp.