Information

Vessel:
Happy Dragon
Report (sitrep) ID:
20647
Universal time (UTC):
06:25
Australian time (AEST):
17:25
Position:
66° 15′ S, 110° 29′ E
Heading:
At anchor
Speed:
0.0 kn
Distance in last 24 hours:
1 NM
Weather conditions:
Sunny. Winds light and variable.
Air temperature:
6 °C
Sea conditions:
Calm
Sea temperature:
−1.5 °C

Comments

Croissants mark the passing of time.
After a month aboard the Happy Dragon time is not defined by specific days of the week, or even by the notion of weekdays and weekends. Instead, there has become a very straightforward way to distinguish the days; operational days verses non-operational days. Operational days, as it suggests, are days when we conduct cargo operations. Non-operational days can perhaps be broken into sub-categories. Non-operational due to poor weather (of which we have had several) and non-operational days due to other factors, in today's instance, refueling operations from Nuyina. It appears, however, that Ian and Eddie, the ships cooks, have a different way of marking time and that is with food. For them, today is a non-operational day with croissants for breakfast, and on the Happy Dragon, croissants mean it's Sunday.

REGARDS: Anthea and Misty.

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