Slops chest

This afternoon the slops chest was opened. This is the on board shop. Items for sale included alcohol, cigarettes and sweeties. I bought some haribo and Norwegian chocolate.
Later in the evening weEn savoir plus
This afternoon the slops chest was opened. This is the on board shop. Items for sale included alcohol, cigarettes and sweeties. I bought some haribo and Norwegian chocolate.
Later in the evening weEn savoir plus
At 8:15pm I noticed the noise of the engine reduce from a constant background buzz to a much more gentle, almost unnoticeable hum. I think this is to make way for the sails to provide forwardEn savoir plus
Our night watch was very quiet, and spent doing nothing more than sitting around after carrying out 1 hour of physical watch duty.
This time I was on fire watch with Alan.
We had to visit numerousEn savoir plus
As we mustered we could see the lights from multiple rigs in the distance. This was the Ekofisk oil field. One of the largest in the North Sea. The main sails were furled and the engine speedEn savoir plus
We all mustered at 11:50pm norwegian time. But Blue watch didn't finish until 00:20. But the watches each shifted back 20 minutes to align with British summer time. So it was a very complicatedEn savoir plus
We have successfully crossed the skaggerak and the North Sea to arrive in Aberdeen. We had to wait until Border Force gave us the all clear to disembark.
The Shetland trainees had a group photo atEn savoir plus
Leaving Aberdeen after a short stay. I am disappointed that we couldn't visit any Norwegian ports but I'm looking forward to the voyage to Lerwick.
Just after 3pm all hands were called to muster onEn savoir plus
Leaving the Scottish coast behind. It's a horribly cold and windy evening. We've got the lights of Peterhead as company.
Tonight we were told the history and exciting future of Statsraad lehmkuhl.En savoir plus
Tonight's watch was not as dark because we are continuing to move North.
One of the Ordinary seamen Christian told us how to become a sailor in Norway.
It generally consists of electrical/mechanicalEn savoir plus
This watch started like every other but today's is the last watch as we will arrive in Lerwick by mid morning. I had my last physical watch, at the helm with John. We could see Sumburgh headEn savoir plus