Day 27
Another time change last night. High
swells and confused seas made the ship pitch just a bit and the
creaks came out of hiding. All that made for pleasant sleep.
This morning our Cruise Director came
on the PA system and advised us that we were passing the area where
the HMS Hood
sank during battle with the German pocket battleship Bismark during
WWII. Some 1,400 men went down with the Hood; only 3 of the crew
survived. The area is now an international war grave area. Our ship,
for honoring those who died on the Hood and all those who have
perished at sea, gave a ten second blast of the horn.
During the afternoon the sun was out
but the confused seas continued. Considering where the ship was, that
is not bad,
Noon report: 62º
55.41'N, 033º
17.26'W. Course 236º.
Speed 16.4 knots. Wind SE at 24k. Depth 9,600'. Temperature 52F/11C.
Sunrise 0516, sunset 2117. Distance from Isafjordur 358nm, Next port
494nm. Total voyage 6,630nm. This position is about 515 SW of
Reykjavik, Iceland.
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