I'm Fini Patrick Holsting from Copenhagen, Denmark. I'm a Maritime Officer with A. P. Moller-Maersk, and currently I reside in Svendborg on the island of Fyn, 150 miles from Copenhagen.

History
Being born in Køge south of Copenhagen December 26 1982, I lived the first 6 years of my life in the danish country side, in a house my Dad built outside Køge. In 1989 we moved to Kentucky, USA for a year, and my twin brother and I attended first grade while my older brothers attended high school. Coming back to Denmark, we moved around a bit before setling down in the little town of Naerum 10 miles north of Copenhagen, where my Dad still lives.

I completed 9th grade in 1998, and then spent three years on Virum Gymnasium, similar to American high school. I graduated in the summer of 2001 as a mathematic student.

Going to Sea
My twinbrother and I signed for the world's largest shipping company A. P. Moller-Maersk in the fall of 2000, and started at Svendborg International Maritime Academy in Svendborg August 2001 along with 70 other cadets, to start an education as ship officer. Graduating from first theoretical period in December 2001, we went to sea for practical training for 6 months on seperate ships. I spent two months on board one of the world's then largest container vessels, Knud Maersk, going from Europe to the Far East. I then embarked the large tanker Eli Maersk, and sailed from the Middle East to the Carribean Sea and Brazil and back to Cape Town, South Africa.

After a 6-month workshop course in Svendborg, DK, I completed 2nd and 3rd theoretical semester before returning to sea in 2004. I embarked containerships Olga Maersk and Nicolai Maersk and supply vessel Maersk Forwarder. In 2005 I completed 4th and 5th theoretical semester to graduate as a Dual Maritime Officer (Junior Officer) in december 2005.

Career
After graduating I worked for 18 months as both navigational and engineering officer primarily in the Europe - South America trade with the A. P. Moller - Maersk L-type container vessels, while also doing some work ashore for the cadet recruiting department.

From 2007 to 2009 I returned to Svendborg International Maritime Academy, studying to obtain Master's and Chief Engineer's License (Senior Officer) and also working as an instructor in the academy's ship navigation simulators. Apart from two short assignments on Sofie Maersk and Anna Maersk, I did all the studying full-time ashore.

I graduated as a Dual Senior Officer in October 2009 and subsequently signed up with Maersk Supply Service, and returned to Maersk Forwarder.

In August 2010 I was drafted to the Danish Royal Navy, and currently I'm undergoing four months of military training, which will end with a two-month expedition to Greenland with Danish Navy Vessel HDMS Vaedderen (Thetis-Class ocean patrol frigate).

Facts

• Interests: My job, sailing, engineering, playing football (soccer), traveling, music, cars, friends.
• Current Occupation: Dual Officer/Maritime Officer 3 (navigator/mate and engineer) in the Danish Merchant Navy, A. P. Moller - Maersk.