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Arrival
Palermo |
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Thursday, 31 May
Day 28 Daily Log Voyage #
0307
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| SHIP'S
LOG The vessel rode well in moderate seas and westerly winds as we
circle Sicily enroute to Palermo. The cadets were involved in a
personnel and room inspection last night. The sun set over an island
that looked just like a sleeping serpent, I am sure there are many
myths written about it.
This morning the ship was all business.
We arrived on time at 0800 and the pilot boarded shortly there
after. Once the ship was secure along side the customs and
immigrations cleared the vessel and very shortly there after the
first explorers left the ship.
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Wade are available on the Academy's online bulletin board: http://www.mma.edu/;
and on the web site of the Maine Maritime Academy Alumni
Association: http://mainemaritimealumni.org/"
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Answer page.
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Daily Cruise Statistics |
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Position at 1200 Local Time
(LT)
Zone Description +2 hours
Along side
Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon
or Noon to Arrival):
Distance: N miles
Time run: hrs min
Average Speed. Kts
Total passage distance: N miles (to date)
Total
passage Time: 00 Days Hours
Minutes
Total Average Speed: Kts
ETA We have arrived |
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Today's Activities |
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Cruise Company Rotation LINK Daily
in port Routine
today
Work and training are conducted until about
noon when liberty is announced
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| Weather |
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Wind: Light winds
Sea:
in port
Swell: nil
Sky: Mostly sunny
Temperature: 82 Air Sea
Synopsis: |
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PHOTO's |
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C-company 2nd Class deck finishing their
confined space/tank cleaning exercise
 
Man holes (one size fits all)??
Setting the butterworth machines for tank cleaning
Can't go ashore until the ship is secure to
the dock these guys were in charge of tying up the stern
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| Notes:
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Gibraltar Info:
Palermo Info:
Split Info:
Halifax Info:
Rockland/Castine
Excursion:
Rockland to Castine the day we
arrive back at our home berth (30 June) has been designated as a
possible "excursion day". The U.S. Coast Guard has granted us a permit to take extra persons on board above our
vessels certification. To do this we have to have certain
lifesaving procedures and equipment on board. Accordingly the
numbers we can take are strictly limited. We, of necessity,
have limited our guests to 2 persons per upper class student on
cruise (immediate family members only) plus official MMA invitees
and crew member guests. We can not offer more because we do
not have the lifesaving capability. Also this is always
a tentative adventure which, because of weather, security,
operational difficulties etc. may be cancelled up to the last
moment. The security issue is becoming a big item in
how we offer and execute these excursions, so for those who are
planning to attend please be patient with the necessary safety and
security procedures.
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| Tally |
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| Cruise mileages:
Castine to Gibraltar
Gibraltar to Palermo
Palermo to Split
Split to Halifax
Halifax to Rockland / Castine
TOTAL Cruise Mileage:
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3889.5 Nautical Miles
4460
Nautical Miles (Estimated)
280
Nautical Miles (Estimated)
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