Solagate

A very interesting start to the day. The ship does drills all the time so everyone knows their emergency duties. Today however was a bit different. We had a drill in the morning but it was a ship evacuation where most of the crew had to evacuate the ship. Chris (manager), Rob (photog) and myself were all exempt from the drill however. Chris was up on the bridge filming and taking pictures well Rob and I were on the quayside. Rob taking pictures and I was filming. We were freezing to death so we were very glad we didn’t have to stand in lines like all the other crew.
There was another Norwegian videography team there filming. They had a drone but they wouldn’t come in the security area around the ship so they had to use the drone and film through fences. Apparently we were also on the local news. There was a helicopter that flew over a few times and I learned later that is what it was.
By the time the drills was done I just had time for a quick nap before I had to head to work for the evening.Read more