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  Sunday 16th of October 2016 and the slop barge was alongside at 08:06 and we started to discharge the slop at 09:12. It took 2 hours and on top of that we did a one hour tank cleaning.  Slop barge on port side and we were soon having the bunker barge on the starboard side.
On top of that we got stores and provision so we were pretty busy during the day. We got the guys on board that was going to measure the thickness in our tanks on board together with some other service people. +++++++++++++++
Monday 17th of October 2016 and we started the day with tool box and safety meeting. Good morning gymnastics were cancelled as we had our tank measurement guys on board. But we had time for our “walking in stairs” and the “walking with safety harness” exercises.
 One of the steel thickness measurement guys practice to move along with the safety harness
 One of the steel thickness measurement guys practice to move along with the safety harness
We also notice our newly on signed AB reading all the safety information and risk assessments
Lloyd's Inspectors came on board just before lunch and one of them came down in the tanks with the steel measurement guys. When Lloyds left us at 5 o'clock in the afternoon they had done 5 tanks. So we will have to continue tomorrow, a wee bit of excitement to look forward to.  Bathroom in the new tents at Vava'u Villas
 Vava'u Villas tent
The most exciting happening here since we arrived to Singapore is an e-mail from Tonga. They are going for new tents so my humpback whale adventure will also be a camping adventure. 
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Tuesday 18th of October 2016 and a full day of entry permits and gas measuring. And no internet, they are changing the whole IT system on board, new computers, well, everything is changed for new. Monitors, computers, key boards etc. and someone have made some good money on this.
My M1 card is empty, I topped up 5,5 GB + 18 S$ and it was all finished in less than 24 hours. And yes, I was upset and I called M1 and asked them what kind of scam they were running. And  of course, not like other networks which gives a 10 or 20 minutes free time so you can top up on the internet.
But not M1 and a made a mental note not to buy any more of their sim cards. I'm struggle to use 150MB on board and M1, 5,5 GB plus the 18 S$ gone like an aspirin. BAM! And it was zero remaining on the sim card. +++++++++++++++
Wednesday 19th of October 2016 and it was a full day with entry permits again. Well, almost, the Lloyd Inspector didn't came on board until almost lunch time so we had a few hours wasted  during the morning. The new CEO for Maersk Tankers was in Singapore with the Chief Economical something and they wanted to come on board to see the ship.
Of course, I was busy and I didn't had the time to see them. But they caught a glimpse of me in the  CCR and they were happy for this opportunity. And the Chief Economical Officer turned out to speak Skånska, so  that was a pleasant surprise.
Of course, when these people were on board it was white table cloth in the mess room and our Cook, well, he was dressed like I had never seen him before. We managed to finish “almost” all the tanks, only DB 2 remaining for Friday when the Lloyds will be back on board. Of course, something we're looking forward to. We are not afraid of adventures and excitements here on board Roy Maersk.  Steel thickness measurement TEAM in the CCR to drink water and to sign new entry permits
 Steel thickness measurement TEAM in the CCR to drink water and to sign new entry permits
 Steel thickness measurement TEAM in the CCR to drink water and to sign new entry permits
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Thursday 20th of October 2016 and no Pepsi light or Pepsi MAX outside my door when I left my cabin to go to the CCR. No Pepsi in the CCR, what the....? A few of our crew had been ashore yesterday and I had asked them to buy 2 cases of diet Pepsi and a Canon G16 camera for me.
Well, still not possible for me to participate in the good morning gymnastics and our Pump Man was leading the good morning session. When they were ready, well, I don't remember, but our OS  came down form the bridge and he told me that the 3rd Officer had bought 66 Diet Pepsi for me yesterday
- Where are they? I asked - In his cabin  - What the  ? BRING EM DOWN! DOUBLE QUICK!
I was soon having two cans of Diet Pepsi going in the CCR. But they ha don’t been able to find any Canon G16. Just what I had suspected. I have been looking for the camera on line but I have come up with ZIP. So no more pictures from Roy Maersk! I will keep my Canon G16 in my cabin as I need it for my SEA & SEA underwater house. I will leave it to Canon in Bangkok when I'm back home for re conditioning. My cameras are usually  taking a lot of everything not so good for the camera. Anyway, I will save my Canon G16 Powershot for my future snorkelling adventures with or without whales.
I cannot go ashore because of the pain, but if someone goes ashore I will ask them to buy a Canon PowerShot G 7 X Mark II for me, a new Canon compact camera and we will soon have pictures from Roy Maersk again.  Maersk Cassandra on the way to Australia
And I have my camera everywhere
 Maersk Cassandra on the way to Australia
And I have my camera everywhere
 Maersk Cassandra on the way to Australia
And I have my camera everywhere
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Friday 21st of October 2016 and as our 4th Engineer didn't manage to find the Canon G 7 X Mark II yesterday we will have to enjoy this day without pictures. But I finished with Lloyd's today so I'm happy. And my TOP GUNS are going ashore tonight keeping an eye out for the Canon PowerShot G16 and the Canon PowerShot G 7 X Mark II tonight.
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Saturday 22nd of October 2016 and I was up until way past 1 o'clock in the morning waiting for the crew to return. I gave up and I went to bed. I met them in the CCR in th emorning and they had not managed to get the cameras. OK, the PowerShot G 16, I had not expected them to find that camera. But the Canon PowerShot G 7 X Mark II was out of stock. So no pictures from Roy Maersk for a while.
The Canon PowerShot G 16 that I have will go to reconditioning when I'm back in Bangkok. I hope that Canon can do a good job and I will have a “AS GOOD AS NEW” Canon G 16 when I go to Tonga next year. But I have not given up on finding a new Canon G 16. FINALLY SATURDAY again!!! Time for a Saturday afternoon fun video
I had been in Captain’s cabin and we had killed 2 hours talking about the good ol' times. Our Chief Engineer came in and he asked why I wasn't at the hospital. He and Captain talked me in to go  ashore to see a Doctor for my leg. 10 minutes later our Captain had called a service boat and I went for a shower.
The boat should be here quarter to 6, so I will miss the dinner. DARN! It is Saturday so I will miss my “allowed” meal. But at least we have the Saturday fun video to enjoy. Anyway, while waiting I checked internet for a shop selling the Canon PowerShot G 7 X Mark II. I found a shop  at Ngee Ann City Podium on Orchard Road. Best Denki and I called them, they had the camera, but not the PowerShot G16.
I asked when they closed and they are open until 22:00 so I hope I have the time to visit the shop. I also hope that I have time to have some dinner, but of course, most of all I hope for my leg to get better. And the boat was late and that didn't help my chances to get to buy the camera very much. And the dinner, I was already prepared to go hungry until I was back on board again,  hopefully not too late tonight. I really don't want to spend the night at a hospital. 
 Finally down in the service launch
 Leaving Roy Maersk behind bound for South Marina Pier in Singapore
 Leaving Roy Maersk behind bound for South Marina Pier in Singapore
 Leaving Roy Maersk behind bound for South Marina Pier in Singapore
 Approaching South Marina Pier in Singapore
 Approaching South Marina Pier in Singapore
We arrived to the South Marina Pier in Singapore and there was a long queue to the immigration. By now I had a hard time to stand on my leg and I was crawling through the immigration. When I  passed the immigration there was a lady asking if I was Aladdin. Yeah, I was the only one crawling through the immigration looking like I was going to the hospital.
She never introduced herself and after 35 seconds I had heard so much about my leg and the reason for the pain. Ulric acid and I don't everything she said. - WHOA WHOA! You have diagnosed me already so now I can get back on board! She took me to a van and it turned out that she was some kind of medical coordinator. She will bring me to the Doctor and back again. Good service. We arrived to the CITYMED on Keppel Road 10 minutes later or so and I was surprised that I could see the Doctor pretty much right away. And I was alarmed instantly as the Doctor thought  that I was going to die!
He said that he wanted to send me to scan my leg. But we went for the option with a blood sample that he would send for analyse. He had a small scanner and he scanned my calf. He checked and  measured my leg and the right leg, the whole thing is a wee bit swollen. He gave me a shot in the behind, and of course, I was documenting everything.
 Preparing my shot
 Here we go
Some of the pictures went straight to the garbage. And you will have to take my word for it, but  you should be happy never to have to see the pictures. Pure ghastliness is the best  description of the pictures. Hell, the pictures even made me  sick! We spent an hour or so at CITYMED and I thought we were ready so I could go to Ngee Ann City on Orchard Road to buy the camera. But the Doctor was sending me across  town to another hospital to get an X-ray of the right knee. I was now almost sure that I would miss the DEAD LINE to reach Ngee Ann City and the closing time of Best Denki.
The Doctor prepared the paper work and medicines while I was calling all the camera shops in Singapore. All shops were out of the PowerShot G 16 and it was only Best Denki at Ngee Ann City  that had the Canon PowerShot G 7 X Mark II that I wanted.
We were soon back in the van driving towards the west. I interrogated the “medical co-ordinator” and she thought that we might have a chance to reach the camera shop before 10 I was in the back calling different camera shops while driving towards the West Point Hospital. But it was Ngee Ann City or nothing. I have found the PowerShot  G16 in Japan so I will have to order this model from Japan. And this will be yet another parcel going to our Agent in Singapore.
We arrived to West point Hospital at 20 thirty and the “medical co-ordinator” was sweet talking the staff and I was in the X-ray room after 10 minutes or so of waiting. During this time I had the time to experience a fire alarm, but it turned out to be a false alarm. At least according to a voice from loudspeakers in the ceiling.  Waiting at West Point Hospital
 Preparing the X-ray
 Our “medical co-ordinator” taking picture of my x-ray
 Our “medical co-ordinator” taking picture of my x-ray
  We left West Point Hospital quarter past 9. The x-ray will be sent to the Doctor at the CITYMED. We left the hospital behind and we arrived to Ngee Ann City a few minutes  before 10 o'clock. Will I make it in time with my leg?
I took the escalators up on the 5th floor and it looked like everything was closed. A LEGO shop was open and no sign of any camera shop. I was limping around looking for the shop. I entered a “Electronic Fair”. I called the shop to ask for the name. I had forgot the name and I was in the “Electronic Fair” and I spoke with the girl on the phone. My ears are not what they used to be so I'm talking quite loud. I looked around and there was a girl looking at me laughing. It was the girl I was talking to and I was in the right shop. She could hear me talking without the phone. I got my Canon PowerShot G 7 X Mark II and I limped down to the taxi stand. 
 Taxi line at Ngee Ann City
 Taxi line at Ngee Ann City
I was surprised to see plenty taxis and not a lot of people waiting. So I would soon be on my way back to South Marina Pier. I was soon in a service launch on the way back to Roy Maersk. The driver, OK, I just felt sorry for him. He don't have much salary and the only reason for him to be here is because he is cheap. It was the worst experience I have ever had on a service launch in Singapore. Safety first, looks good on a poster, this guy was for sure not having any skills driving this boat. And he was ZIG ZAGGING around looking for Roy Maersk. I told him where to go, but he refused to listen.  Back at Roy Maersk
 Back at Roy Maersk
I was back on board around 23 thirty and I brought some chocolate filled buns to my cabin as I was very hungry, no time to eat ashore. I charged the battery for my new camera and tomorrow we will see if the camera works. Should not be necessary to read the manual. +++++++++++++++
Sunday 23rd of October 2016 and I was in the CCR just after 10 o'clock. I had stopped in the duty mess to get a few pictures of the Engineers before going to the CCR and the deck crew.
 Engineer having a good time
 Engineers having a good time
 Team “deck” never have time to relax
 Team “deck” member ready for action
We will leave the anchorage at 16:00 and we're just moving to the immigration anchorage and when we're ready there we will continue to Dumai in Indonesia. Well, on the way to the immigration anchorage and I took the opportunity to see if I could book a ticket to Tonga. And YES!!!!  I got a confirmed ticket and swim with humpback whales it is! YIPPEEEE!
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Monday 24th of October 2016 and today we had one of the painters to be in charge of the good morning gymnastics. My knee was much better, but still, I'm not ready to join our good morning wake-up exercises.
Maybe in a few days, for sure, I hope so as I need to slim myself before going to Tonga with my new wet suit. And I also need to be in shape for my snorkelling trip to Bali. And it would be nice if my knee was better before the tiger safari.  Today it is John Ross II leading the good morning gymnastics
   That's the spirit
We dropped anchor at 3 thirty in the afternoon and we will not come alongside until very early morning on the 26th. We will load here and we will do a STS operation with a TK ship over on the Malaysian side of Malacca Strait when we leave here. The internet is not much to write home about, but I managed to pay the first 1000 US for my humpback swimming on Tonga next year before going for dinner. And I also managed to finally find  a Canon PowerShot G 16 on amazon.com. Well, there had been plenty but only one shipping to Singapore. Worst case scenario, I will have to stop by in Singapore on my way to Bali to pick up my camera.
 Canon PowerShot G 16 - And I will
hopefully get it before I sign off+++++++++++++++
Tuesday 25th of October 2016 and we're still anchored in Dumai waiting to come alongside. We expect to start heaving up the anchor just before midnight tonight. We got started with the good morning gymnastics and today we had our OS in charge of the exercise. I will hopefully be able to do it in a few days’ time. But the leg is better and it is feeling better by the day
 One guy is late and it is spanking time
    Finally, we can get on with the good morning gymnastics
The remaining of the day was spent inspecting mooring lines and to prepare for the arrival. Pre arrival checks and tests and we went to rest in the afternoon as we expect a full night here. I  discovered fresh coconuts on the poop deck when I was back there looking at the mooring lines.
It is like a floating market around us with boats selling fresh fruit and drinks. But no Pepsi Light and the  bananas are green. So it will take several days before I can eat the bananas, so never mind
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Wednesday 26th of October 2016 and they called me quarter past 7 in the morning. We had expected the Pilot to come on board at 23 hundred yesterday evening. But I had been lucky, I had slept all night long even though I slept yesterday afternoon to get some rest as we had expected to be up all night long.
I woke up 1 o'clock with pain in my leg and I had a pain killer. I was soon back in bed sleeping and I slept until  they called me. Pilot was on board and I was on the bridge at 7 thirty.
All fast at Chevron jetty #3 at 8 fifty and we started to load at 11:06. Our Cook wanted to go ashore with the Mess Man and the painters after lunch. So they had to fill up some paper work before they could leave. And they were carrying “juice for my e-cig” instructions.  Our Cook is ready to go ashore
 They are going ashore and of course, they will keep an eye out for juice for my e-cig
 They are going ashore and of course, they will keep an eye out for juice for my e-cig
I was both surprised and disappointed when they came back after a few minutes. They had been stopped in the gate by the motorcycle taxis. They had demanded 20 US Dollars from each of them. They had told them that they were not allowed to walk and that they had to use the 20 US dollar service. They had complained in the gate, but they had told them that they didn't speak English. Well, I had expected more, much more at a Chevron terminal even though it is located in Indonesia. +++++++++++++++
Thursday 27th of October 2016 and we completed loading 18 minutes after midnight. We left Chevron #3 20 minutes after 5 o'clock in the morning. When I woke up at 12 we were anchored waiting for port clearance. We left Dumai at 15:00 bound for Tanjung Bruas and the STS operation with m/t Sebaroke Spirit
I ordered 2 SanDisk Extreme PRO 128GB up to 95MB/s UHS-I/U3 SDXC Flash Memory Card in the afternoon. And we can see that with this card I'm pretty much ready for any environment my  adventures throws at me.
 SanDisk Extreme PRO 128GB up to 95MB/s UHS-I/U3 SDXC Flash Memory Card
• Shot speeds up to 90MB/s; transfer speeds up to 95 MB/s • Engineered to capture 4K Ultra High Definition • UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) • Built for and tested in harsh conditions; temperature proof, water proof, shock proof, and x-ray proof • Security: Built-in write-protect switch prevents accidental data loss • Operating temperature: -13°F to 185°F (-25°C to 85°C) • Storage temperature: -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C) +++++++++++++++
Friday 28th of October 2016 and they called me at 23 thirty. Surveyor on board and we went to take the ullage and to do the cargo calculations. We expect to come alongside m/t Sebaroke Spirit around 7 o'clock or so. So just a few hours and we finished the ullage at 2 and I was back in my bed around 2 thirty or so.
I was called for again at 5 thirty. Time to come alongside m/t Sebaroke Spirit and we had all fast just after 8 o'clock so I had time for a quick breakfast before going to the CCR and the paper work. We started to discharge at 09:54 and we completed discharging at 23 thirty. +++++++++++++++
Saturday 29th of October 2016 and we left m/t Sebaroke Spirit at 03:00 and we had to drop the “baby” fenders and cargo hoses before we could continue to Singapore East OPL anchorage where  we will spend the weekend.
We will stay anchored until, as it look now, Tuesday when we will go back to  Singapore to have Lloyds back on board to certify and survey our boiler. And after that I hope we get a new cargo.
I want to send home our Captain, we cannot go home at the same time and the sooner he go home the sooner I can go home. My hope is to be back home for whale watching on the 12th and 13th of November. Then snorkelling  on Bali training for the big humpback whale adventure on Tonga next year. Then going to Sundarban for a tiger safari and then a whale watching tour on the 11th of December.  Time to leave m/t Sebaroke Spirit
 Time to leave m/t Sebaroke Spirit
 Time to leave m/t Sebaroke Spirit
 m/t Sebaroke Spirit
 2nd Officer busy on the bridge
 2nd Officer busy on the bridge
I was in bed at 4 o'clock in the morning with my alarm set to go off at 10:10. That will give me some time for a cuppa or two before going for lunch. Watch an episode or two of the Fringe. A  series, well, not bad to kill time with.
A quick lunch and we had a tool box and safety meeting in the CCR before the crew went on deck to get on with the work and they were busy doing their “after cargo transfer” routines on deck and I did the “after cargo transfer” paper work. Our 4th Engineer came by and as he wanted to do some work in the life boat we needed a work aloft permit. Work permit means risk assessment and tool box meeting  Tool box/ safety meeting before a work aloft task
And I was surprised that our 4th Engineer recognised Verdens længste rap with Østkyst Hustlers. I had Verdens længste rap blasting high on the Richter scale when they came in to the CCR. It is a classic tune by now and you can hear the full length tune by clicking the PLAY button below
Well, Saturday and this was the first Saturday in a long time when we have had the time to watch our security and safety videos. So all crew in the TV room after the coffee break. And we also have the Saturday afternoon fun video, something we have been looking forward to for the whole week now. And here it finally is, so enjoy! FINALLY SATURDAY again!!! Time for a Saturday afternoon fun video
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Sunday 30th of October 2016 and we are anchored at Singapore Eastern OPL anchorage. I still have hopes that we can come in to Singapore anchorage on Wednesday and our Captain can go  home. Then I will be home ( Hopefully) in time for the whale watching adventure on the 12th and 13th of November.
Then I will have time to go to Bali before taking off for my Tiger safari in India. Applied for Indian visa yesterday and it was approved today, in a record breaking time.
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Monday 31st of October 2016 and we are still anchored when I came in to the CCR 2 minutes before 8 o'clock in the morning. I was two steps behind our Cook and he brought my cinnamon morning special drink. I finished my cinnamon special while our O/S was leading the good morning gymnastics. My knee is almost OK, but a few more days of rest will hopefully make wonders.
As usual, we were busy with working aloft and entry permits. So the day disappeared behind us in a jiff. When I left for my cabin our Pump Man was busy testing our manifold manometers with a reference manometer. And our Cook was giving him pointers  Our Pump Man and Cook
Well, this is the end of October 2016 and we will kick off the month of November 2016 with a tank cleaning here on the anchorage. And you just need to click HERE to find out all about that adventure. So hang on, this can turn out to be fun.
    
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