Bernd´s report of the day:

09:00-Two-hour long ship inspection with the Chief Officer
12:00-Ship‘s position: Latitude: 24° 18.7 North, Longitude :118° 59.0 East

Daily schedule on the ship:

07:30-08:00-Breakfast
11:30-12:00-Lunch
15:00-15:30-Coffee break
17:30-18:00-Dinner
22:00 -Sleep

Some details of the ship:
Reederei F.Laeisz / Rostock
Lange Str.1
18055 Rostock

Length: 294.13m
Breadth: 32.20m
Draft: 12.00m
Captain’s deck – water surface: 35.00m
Capacity: around 4,500 containers
Engine power: 55,800HP
Speed: 24.5 Kn, around 50km/h
Average usage in 24 hrs: 67t diesel for the main machine at 92.3 rotations per minute and a power of 30,400kWh

Uwje/ Silke 15./25.08.04 (Fotos: Beeernd, Horst, Schnirps)