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I tried numerous times to make an entry yesterday, without success. Maybe today??? (Continued…)

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M/V Shearwater has departed Hong Kong! Our hearty sailors left Hong Kong Sunday morning at about 0630 Hong Kong time (2230 UTC). For those of you who are not familiar, UTC, or Greenwich Mean Time or Zulu, are all names for the time at the 0 meridian,…

Hong Kong SAR, 1 April 2013 (Continued…)

yes we do look like we’re losing it… (View Post…)

Hours and effort later a clean tank. (View Post…)

Lid off tank #1 — operations (“day tank”) showing algae sludge on floor of the tank. Also shown is the sump at bottom of the tank and algae colonies can be seen growing on the surface of fuel there.  (View Post…)

On board Shearwater, there’s a whole lotta coughing, sneezing and moaning goin’ on. Shortly after arrival, Roger developed some kind of respiratory ailment and has managed to re-gift it to David C and me. Dorothy has somehow managed to stay clear (s…

Hello boys and girls, I’m writing you from Motor Vessel (MV) Shearwater (a sister-ship to DavidEllis, both Diesel Duck 462s built by Seahorse Marine, ZhuHai, CN). Shearwater is tied up at the end of the north pontoon, Hebe Haven Yacht Club, Pak Sha Wa…

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