Another milestone done, we have now left the Internationally Recognised Transit Corridor (IRTC) to the north. In theory the piracy high risk area is behind us.
Position 13° 41.115′ N 42° 35.131′ E
COG 316T
SOG 6.0kt
Category Archives: Ocean Passages
0450UTC: Djibouti Diesel
Getting diesel in Djibouti was painful, and as we still had 250l I was tempted to stretch for Suakin in Sudan, but pretty glad now we persisted. Just transferred 70l from auxiliary tank to main to cover first day’s usage.
Position 13° 21.379′ N 42° 53.282′ E
COG 311T
SOG 6.5kt
DAY 2: Red Sea off Eritrea
Made 136 miles for 24 hours since departing Djibouti. 18 hours motoring so far and it appears there is more to come.
Position 13° 17.311′ N 42° 57.869′ E
COG 312T
SOG 6.1kt
Log 10,036 nm
Engine 244.7 h
Milestone: Bab El Mandeb
All of 9,950nm since leaving Sydney we’ve now entered the Red Sea. Just to buck the trend, we don’t have strong winds and big seas. We can’t talk about surfing big waves doing 9 knots. We are motoring, it is dead calm and the sea is flat. We’re sticking to the median strip of the ship lanes (Traffic Separation Scheme) and the main challenge is to stay awake. There’s a couple of ships around, but they’re well spaced and stick to the middle of their respective lanes. It is. It very taxing?
Position 12° 33.479′ N 43° 26.262′ E
COG 310T
SOG 6.0kt