MALAYSIA | Thursday, 17 Mar 2005 | Views [639]
While transiting the Straits of Mallaca, our ship passed the Queen Elizabeth 2, the grande dame of cruise ships on one of her round-the-world voyages. It was really impressive to see her up close, though the sight was obscured a bit by all the haze ... Read more >
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SOMALIA | Friday, 22 Oct 2004 | Views [704]
For much of October and early November 2004, our ship floated off the coast of Somalia. While we never set foot in Somalia, we could see the city of Mogadishu in the distance through the clear desert air. In fact, I was off the coast of Mogadishu during ... Read more >
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IRAQ | Sunday, 3 Oct 2004 | Views [745]
ABOT and KAAOT Al Basrah Oil Terminal and Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal Situated at the end of Iraq's Basra pipeline, we floated around these two offshore oil terminals for several weeks, as part of a group of ships protecting the oil terminals from ... Read more >
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SINGAPORE | Monday, 30 Aug 2004 | Views [474]
Our two-week voyage to the Gulf was marked with its own highlights, even though we didn't make any stops along the way. Some of the most notable: Twin Typhoons! Unable to delay our departure on account of the weather, our ship was almost immediately ... Read more >
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