Location: 43 12.0 N 068 55.0 W Course: 297 Speed: 12.9 kts
Weather: Hazy Wind: SSW 10 kts. Seas: Small sea swell
We have entered the Gulf of Maine and will be anchored off Cape Elizabeth by evening. There are two cruise ships departing Portland tomorrow so we will be timing our arrival so as to be at the pier between 1400 and 1430.
NOTICE TO ANYONE MEETING THE SHIP IN PORTLAND: On June 13, once we are moored and have the gangway set, we will need to clear Customs and Agriculture which will take a couple hours. If everything goes perfectly, the earliest that I would expect for students to be leaving the ship on liberty is 1730.
Photos and Captions provided by 4/C Knox & 4/C Slocum:
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- The 2nd Engineer walks 4/c Bernard and 4/c Kretzmer through the fuel oil transfer process.
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- Our Scullery crew (4/c Harper, 4/c Thomas and 4/c Stone) this morning taking a break before the lunch rush.
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- 4/c Birmingham cleaning the bulkheads this morning on Utility duty in preparation for our arrival in Portland.
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- 2/C Harmon and 4/C White excitedly pose for an action shot after scrubbing down insulation while suspended on the cross members above the SSDG flat of the engine room. As a safety measure when working aloft, midshipmen are required to use safety harnesses to keep them safely secured to a structural member in the unlikely case of a fall.
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