Java Sea

Trip Start Aug 01, 2008
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Trip End Dec 20, 2008


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Where I stayed
MV Aenne Rickmers
(Jakarta hotels)

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Thursday 20 November

Java Sea                                             S 03° 55.7'           E 107° 29.1'

Passed through the Sunda Strait last evening. Could see numerous ships and one shore light when I looked out, but rain put me off staying out long. Had a somewhat better walk as a result of the rain cleaning the decks. Saw a couple of batches of dolphins and a shoal of large fish, as we passed the islands either side of the Gelasa Strait. A couple of the crew were working on the forward crane, by abseiling ("bosun's chair" actually) from the top down to the pivot.

In the evening, we had the third "party" of the week. I wasn't looking forward to it, but we got a lively debate going on a pretty wide range of subjects due in part to me playing devil's advocate on a couple of subjects but mostly because the deck officers can't bring themselves to agree with the Chief Engineer on much. Consequently, I was up until about 02:30 which might not be good preparation for Singapore, as we're bound to be there late. We passed the equator at 18:00 UTC in 106° east.
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