Archive for May, 2009
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Vessel Operations: Fri., May 29
BALBOA TO VALPARAISO
SPEED 10.6KTS
DISTANCE RUN (24HRS) 248NM
DISTANCE TO GO 181NM
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL (ETA) 0830 05-30-2009
AVERAGE SHAFT RPM 68
PROPELLER MILES 280NM
SLIP 8.59%
FUEL ABOARD 940851GAL 22401BBL 2987TON
DAILY FUEL CONSUMPTION 6440GAL 153BBL 20TON
DISTILLED WATER… Continue reading this post...
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
Bear’s Tale: Fri., May 29
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
Chili Yesterday, Chilly Today, Chile Tomorrow
Yes, I've been saving that title for four weeks. It's a homophonic triple play - Thank you!
I'm sure someone on the ship had chili yesterday; today's high was in the chilly mid-60's; and we're definitely getting to Valparaiso, Chile tomorrow morning a 0830. At noon today, we were 57 miles off of Punta Langua de Vaca, Chile (my sources think that translates to "Cow Tongue Point") on our… Continue reading this post...
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
Ship Weather Report: Fri., May 29
BALBOA TO VALPARAISO
DATE 05-29-2009
WIND SPEED 10KTS
WIND DIRECTION 42DEG
VISIBILITY GOOD
AIR TEMPERATURE 61DEG
WATER TEMPERATURE 57DEG
CLOUDS 3/8 OF THE SKY COVERED WITH SEMI-TRANSPARENT ALTOCUMULUS
PRECIPITATION NONE
CURRENTS SW
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