title: Danuta Kobylińska-Walas
text: # Danuta Kobylińska-Walas
  
  Danuta Kobylińska-Walas (also Danuta Walas-Kobylińska, born 27 November 1931 in Kozietuły, Poland) was the first female sea captain. She is the first woman to successfully train for the profession of sailor and reach the position of Sea Captain. She studied at the Maritime University of Szczecin. Kobylińska-Walas was a nautical captain from 1962 and led among others MS Kopalnia Wujek, Kołobrzeg II, MS Toruń, MS Bieszczady, MS Powstaniec Wielkopolski, MS Budowlany, MS Uniwersytet Toruński, MS Jarosław, and MS Malbork. She is now retired and lives in Warsaw and Szczecin.
  
  ## Orders
  
  * Polonia Restituta Knight's Cross
  * Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland
  