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Anthony Swanston
Thu 20 Apr 2017 03:50
After clearing the traffic Separation Zone at the south of Sri Lanka I set course for northern Sumatra. Of course this is one of the busiest shipping routes in the world. Every ship coming from Asia heads around Singapore, north through the Straits of Malacca then west at northern Sumatra to Sri Lanka and Suez. About one ship every 10 minutes! I gradually work my way north where there will be fewer ships and then the wind dies. For three days we are only making 2.5 knots. And at least three more days of very light winds. And it is too far to motor anywhere. So much for the South West Monsoon. No wind and no rain. If we do not get some of each quite soon we will have to call into Paula We off the north of Sumatra for fuel and water.
Even in an emergency stop the paperwork in Indonesia is a nightmare…
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