 Asp held the rank as captain during the ship's maiden voyage throughout Lake Superior until his death four months later on December 27, 1980.In May 1982, Asp's three sons and daughter along with eight members of "Hjemkomst" crew decided to sail "Hjemkomst" to Norway, which was Asp's original dream.The ship departed New York City on June 8, 1982 and arrived in Bergen, Norway 19 July and on August 9, 1982 the ship arrived in Oslo.