Typhoon Meranti

Our vessel is headed towards Xiamen, which took the hit from the most powerful typhoon that ever formed this year. The typhoon was called Meranti, and I understood from the news that it caused quite some damage in Taiwan and Fujian province. I will know more when the ship reaches there on 17th night.


________________________________

The information contained in this message is privileged and intended only for the recipients named. If the reader is not a representative of the intended recipient, any review, dissemination or copying of this message or the information it contains is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender, and delete the original message and attachments.

Please consider the environment before printing this email.

Stat. Update

Watched the trailer of Vikram starrer Irumugan today. It was really awesome. I also found a new youtube channel which involves a foreigner reviewing trailers and recommended short clips from tamil movies.


________________________________

The information contained in this message is privileged and intended only for the recipients named. If the reader is not a representative of the intended recipient, any review, dissemination or copying of this message or the information it contains is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender, and delete the original message and attachments.

Please consider the environment before printing this email.

Winner of Best Cabin during weekly rounds

I just got the confirmation that my cabin has been selected as the best cabin on the entire ship. The present management had implemented the plan of giving points under various categories during cabin inspections. The categories include Bathroom, Bins, Bunk, Smell, Feng Shui, Wives and Girlfriends, Shrine, Music, General Improvement, Good for an Engineer and Nothing Left To Chance. The points range from 5 for good to 1 for poor. I got a total of 32 points, and scored a narrow victory.

Stat. Update

Had a barbecue party yesterday followed by prize distribution for the winners of the table tennis tournament. It was great fun watching colleagues smile and receive their gifts as though they had won the lottery!

Stat. update

I have been reading the updates on Alphaliner newsletter on Hanjin Shipping's financial troubles. Hopefully they came to an understanding with their creditors and will continue to function normally.

Stat. Update

Just passed abeam of Rodriguez islands. Its been a rough ride the last few days, owing to the strong winds. It is expected to continue till sept 3rd.

Great Fish Point

Yesterday the vessel I'm on passed a prominent navigation point along the South African coast known as the Great Fish Point. This point serves as a starting point for most voyages across the Indian ocean to Malacca, Indonesia, Mauritius and other far east Asian countries.
During the last couple of days, I have been seeing a number of coastal landmarks along the South African coast. This is because of the route that we chose to take to avoid strong currents setting south, known internationally as "the Agulhas currents". The choice of the route was done by the Captain, a senior seafarer with 40 years of experience. This helped for two reasons. The going on this route could get dangerous anytime due to onshore sets, which requires guidance from a person aware of local conditions. Second, the stories.
Photos soon on Instagram.