Petition updateOut of respect to the victims of Nazi war crimes, please change the name of your gigantic new ship, the Pieter Schelte, named after your father, a former officer in the murderous Waffen SS and diehard member of the Nazi party.

Allseas backs down and is changing the name of the ship

John DonovanUnited Kingdom

Feb 6, 2015

FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2015 Associated Press has confirmed that after protests, the Allseas a Dutch-Swiss maritime engineering company said Friday it will change the name of a giant ship that had been christened after a convicted Nazi. Allseas Group said that due to the “widespread reactions” Edward Heerema has announced that the name of the vessel will be changed. “It has never been the intention to offend anyone,” the company said in a statement. Earlier Friday, the company said it had no plans to change the name. The new name was not immediately announced. “Wonderful, wonderful news. You’ve made my day,” Esther Voet of Dutch Jewish group CIDI said when she was told of the name change. CIDI supported my petition to rename the ship. My sincere thanks to everyone who signed the petition.

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