AQABA, first leg
Seafaring – a beginner`s experience Ahoy, dear readers, Our esteemed Captain asked me to write a wrap-up of my experience on the first leg of the AQABA campaign, as I will leave the ship in Kuwait. He asked: “It`s everyday life for us, but what it is like for someone new like you?” Well, who…
Visiting KAUST
After leaving Suez, we had some calm days in the Northern Red Sea. Around noon on 10th July we spotted the skyscrapers of Jeddah, a city of 4 million, as they slowly appeared from beyond the horizon. One of them is the construction site of the largest tower in the world(-to-be).
Protected: A special perspective of the ship
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By ship through the desert
All of us were excited about passing the Suez Canal. This probably is a once-in-a-lifetime experience (except for those who also make the way back to Toulon, of course…). Seeing huge desert dunes to both sides of the ship was quite special! The air on the whole way down the canal was, indeed, desert air:…
Wave and wind forecasts
If you are interested in forecasts of wave heights, sea temperatures, wave and wind directions etc., find them for example here!
On the way to Port Said
Part of the crew was exchanged in Valetta, which we left on Wednesday night – not without having taken some group pictures!
Port Call in Malta
After passing some ship plumes (well visible in measurements!) in a highly frequented area of the Mediterranean, we reached Malta yesterday. According to Napoleon, the Grand Port of Valletta is one of the most beautiful harbours of the world. And, yes, it became obvious to us seafarers why he said so: Arriving by ship in…
Offshore!
We left the port of La-seyne-sur-mer in the evening of June 24th, headed to Malta. Before departure, every box, every instrument and everything else had to be tied down tightly; even the laboratory containers got strapped down in addition to their welding to the deck! We soon understood why this was necessary, as the ship…
Mobilisation in Toulon has started! (Click for more pictures)
In the harbour of Toulon/La-seyne-sur-mer in Southern France, the containers with instruments were loaded onto the ship today.