{"id":19091,"date":"2026-07-16T17:48:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/?p=19091"},"modified":"2026-07-16T17:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:48:43","slug":"the-concordias-stoker-piero-fazio-tells-of-his-thirty-years-on-board-the-steamship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.navigazionelaghi.it\/en\/2026\/07\/the-concordias-stoker-piero-fazio-tells-of-his-thirty-years-on-board-the-steamship\/","title":{"rendered":"The Concordia\u2019s Stoker: Piero Fazio Tells of His Thirty Years on Board the Steamship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u2018I\u2019d dreamt of working on one of the ships I saw on the lake since I was a child\u2019: how a job done every day with dedication and a smile is changing<\/p>\n\n

Those ships he\u2019d seen since he was a child, with his eyes full of wonder and amazement, became a fascinating job for him when he reached adulthood. For Piero Fazio, stoker of Navigazione Lago di Como, working on board a ship is a dream come true. \u2018I joined Navigazione Laghi in 1992 and have been the Concordia\u2019s stoker since 1998\u2019, says Piero. \u2018Over the years I\u2019ve followed developments in a profession which is not generally very well known outside the sector. In the past the job of a stoker was to load coal up into historic steamships, now my job is monitoring temperatures, pressure and the efficiency of a modern boiler. I loved it right away and felt welcomed to a pleasant working environment from the start, a world made up of people who have, over the years, become much more than colleagues.\u2019 Ship stokers feed boilers, constantly monitoring water temperature and regulating combustion in such a way as to ensure optimal heating system functioning and take action in the event of malfunctioning or problems. \u2018I worked closely with the machinist,\u2019 explains Piero, \u2018working hard at my job with dedication and a smile.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n

Going out on the Concordia was always a pleasure for Piero: \u2018Every Sunday, from April to September, I worked on board the steamship,\u2019 he goes on, \u2018and every day I felt the thrill of doing a job I loved right from the start. There was always someone coming to say \u2018hello\u2019 and \u2018well done\u2019 and it was this which made all the hard work worthwhile.\u2019 Piero Fazio has now passed his skills onto Alessio Molinari, a young man interested in the work, and retires on the first of July. \u2018The night of the fireworks was the end of my time as stoker,\u2019 says Piero. \u2018It couldn\u2019t have been a better ending for me, a night of fun with the traditional Lake Como firework and music show.\u2019<\/p>\n\n

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A generational change: Piero Fazio with Alessio Molinari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A machinist support job<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n

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