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0450UTC: Djibouti Diesel

Posted on 22 February 2020 by Gerhard Malan

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

Lat 13.356317: Lon 42.888033
Posted in Ocean Passages | Tagged Djibouti|Massawa|Eritrea|Red Sea|Fuel

DAY 2: Red Sea off Eritrea

Posted on 22 February 2020 by Gerhard Malan

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

Lat 13.288517: Lon 42.964483
Posted in Ocean Passages | Tagged Djibouti|Massawa|Eritrea|Red Sea|IRTC|Internationally Recognized Transit Corridor|Piracy|Somalia|Gulf of Aden|Bab El Mandeb

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