Not much sleep last night due to the large swell that has continued all night and into the morning. The forward ‘flopper stoppers*’ were filled this morning, which has taken most of the roll off the ship.
A French navy spotter helicopter circled the ship this morning, followed by the warship it came from. They were just coming to check us out and give a wave. Also this morning I saw my first whale of the trip, fairly sure it was a minke.
A new job has been added to my list to do on watch; sending a meteorological report to the met office, fairly straight forward, take the measurements, fill in a form and email it to them. It has to be done every 6 hours.
No ships or land in any direction for at least 96nM (maximum range of radar). A beautiful evening, although the swell is still present.
Ship life is going well, the crew are all helpful and very welcoming. I’m enjoying my time at work, definitely in the right career.
Half way down the coast of Portugal.
*This is a large tank (100m3) just below the bridge, it is filled to 75% capacity. As the ship rolls, the water sloshes to the low side, as the roll returns the water is slowed by baffles within the tank. This has the effect of dampening the roll.
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