North Sea – August 29 Date and time: 29.08.25, 14:00 Location: LAT 54.19°, LON 07.09° SOG (speed over ground): 12.8 knots Wind: 19 knots We left the berth around three o’clock this morning after waiting for tugboats, with pilots changing at each stage of the…
Germany – August 26 Date and time: 26.08.25 Location: LAT 53.52°, LON 09.06° SOG (speed over ground): 9.3 knots Wind: 6 knots We are on the Elbe River, making our way slowly into Hamburg harbor. The passage takes about ten hours and requires three different…
Germany – August 25 Date and time: 25.08.25, 12:00 Location: LAT 54.31°, LON 07.10° SOG (speed over ground): 9.7 knots Wind: 12 knots We are nearing Hamburg. Arrival is planned for this afternoon, where we will anchor near the E2 buoy, Echo 2, at the…
Date and time: 24.08.25, 11:00 Location: LAT 59.03°, LON 04.01° SOG (speed over ground): 12.1 knots Wind: lovely 16.4 knots It’s been a very quiet day and night. And being Sunday, everyone, more or less—unless it’s an absolute necessity—has the day off to relax. Except…
Norway – August 23 Date and time: 23.08.25, 11:00 Location: LAT 63.55°, LON 05.25° SOG (speed over ground): 11.6 knots Wind: 20 knots The weather has shifted. Seas are a little more restless, the wind stronger, and the crew is out on deck tackling one…
Date and time: 22.08.25, 13:00 Location: LAT 67.80°, LON 12.04° SOG (speed over ground): 11.9 knots Wind: 12.8 knots We slipped out of Narvik in the early hours, the pilot riding with us until the fjord was safely behind us, which was about 02:00. Now…
Date and time: 10.08.25, 11:00 Location: LAT 68.29°, LON 17.25° SOG (speed over ground): 0.0 knots (at anchorage) Wind: 20.2 knots I woke at 3.30 this morning as we entered the fjord, and it was fantastic. I’m not sure if it was the midnight sun,…
Date and time: 09.08.25, 11:00 Location: LAT 66.21°, LON 10.12° SOG (speed over ground): 8.3 knots Wind: 22.2 knots It was a calm night, and I managed to sleep well. Hallelujah. All seven holds are now clean. The crew is finishing the last bit of…
Date and time: 08.08.25, 11:00 Location: LAT 63.30°, LON 04.39° SOG (speed over ground): 10.9 knots Wind: 28 knots, gusting higher The wind was up to 40 knots in the night with waves at least four or five meters, according to the captain. It made…
Date and time: 07.08.25, 11:00 Location: LAT 59.00°, LON 13.50° SOG (speed over ground): 13.5 knots, 21 knots, coming from astern Wind: 21 knots The seas have really calmed down. It was a very comfortable night yesterday. The crew, though, is under a lot of…
Date and time: 06.08.25, 12:00 Location: LAT 54.17°, LON 04.22° (some 58 miles off the coast of the Netherlands) SOG (speed over ground): 12 knots Wind: 22 knots A lot's happened since yesterday. First of all, we were given only a few hours’ forewarning that…