Another exciting day here at sea on the good ship EMPIRE
STATE VI! A backlog of laundry from St.
John’s has kept the laundry rooms busy non-stop, even into the wee hours of the
morning. For some, “laundry parties”
occur when several cadets (or officers) spend the time between washer and dryer
watching a movie together, studying, or finishing their celestial navigation
homework as a group.
The library was full of deckies finishing their celestial navigation
homework; since the beginning of cruise, they’ll have to shoot (or take
readings on) the stars on eight different nights before Dublin. Of course, this means many have waited until
now to complete that portion of the class.
Best of luck to our engineers as well who are studying for seminar!
Today’s lunch of some tasty Chinese food (egg rolls, lo
mien, spare ribs, and shrimp fried rice) was sadly interrupted by – you guessed
it – another boat drill. Fire and
Abandon Ship drills took an hour out of our afternoon, which I like to think of
as a welcomed opportunity to get some sun and fresh air on this lovely Thursday
at sea.
For family and friends who might be interested in sending
a letter (no packages, please!) to meet the ship in Dublin, the address will
be:
Name
TS EMPIRE STATE
c/o Burke Shipping Group
Berth 32
Ocean Pier
Alexandra Road
Dublin 1
Ireland
Otherwise, we’ll see you in New York!
Until next time,
Books
1 comment:
"sadly interrupted by – you guessed it – another boat drill."
- you are onbaord a ship dedicated to training proffesional mariners. These boat drills are not only vital to training, but required by law. Safety is not something taken lightly by anyone in this industry.
I am glad to see you did decide the time out on deck was worth though, and not just a sad lunch interuption.
Stay safe!
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