Last updated: Wednesday, 10. March 2010 22:33 UTC
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The ship continues to head towards Montevideo and the temperature is rising as the Latitude falls. I am told that on the midnight to four watch this morning it was a beautifully clear night with stars shining. Alas by the time I got up this morning the ship was shrouded in mank and has been throughout the day. Good to get my porthole wide open and let in the fresh air to my cabin. The other nice thing about having my port open is the sound of the ship through the sea, very relaxing in the background.
Ship staff training continued this morning with a drill on oil spill response. This is important as the ship will be taking on bunkers and lube oil whilst in Montevideo. Oil spills are not just confined to bunkering operations but can also occur should a hydraulic hose fail on one of the cranes or gantries, and the ship carries special equipment to mop up such spills should they happen.
No 2 Hold, scene of the training this morning and also where the now
almost daily circuit training takes place. Not sure if Rich will be taking
tomorrow night off, seeing as it is his birthday!
Apologies for the poor satellite image today, the passes have not been very good and we are now only getting four during daylight hours to choose from.
I may have mentioned the other day that there was another quiz held in the Officer's bar. Once again Alex was the organiser and once again he was not content to just ask questions, but also put in a challenge or two.
John acting as a counterbalance for Cedric as he places the napkin ring
furthest. There are a number of very interesting pictures taken of various
teams attempting this feat, but this is the winning move. Alex is
the one laughing from the comfort of the bar stool! Picture Pete Lens.
Our ETA for Montevideo is Saturday 13th March.
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Position at 1200LT/1500Z Wednesday, 10 March 2010
| Latitude: | 45° 38.0 S |
| Longitude: | 43° 46.3 W |
| Bearing: |
332 °T, 594 Nm from King Edward Point |
| Distance Travelled: | 294 |
| Total Distance Travelled: | 2238 |
| Steam Time: | 24 |
| Total Steam Time: | 193.4 |
| Average Speed: | 12.25 |
| Total Average Speed: | 11.57 |
| Wind: | Direction NNW, Force 4 |
| Sea State: | Moderate |
| Air Temp: 13 °C | Sea Temp: 12.9 °C |
| Pressure: 1018.1 | Tendency: Rising |
Mike Gloistein
gm0hcq @ gm0hcq.com
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