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The Next Voyage Journal of a Merchant Mariner

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The Next Voyage · 2Y ago

End Transmission

Please send no more Email to Crew06@ter.aplmaritime.com I should be able toget service on my laptop by 3am east coast time on the 16th. I will bedeleting all email and contacts from the ships computer. Any messages sentnow may be recieved by my relief.My cell will work as well, feel free to call
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The Next Voyage · 2Y ago

Correction

My appologies to Naomi Klein.Before sending out my book list I was on the bridge. I was having a problemremembering who wrote The Shock Doctrine. I loaned the book to AB Melodyand I asked her if she remembered. She replied quickly " Anne Klein". WellI knew Klein was right, and I did'nt doubt Mel
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The Next Voyage · 2Y ago

More books.

Here is most of what I've read since the last bunch of books I mentioned.Brave New WorldbyAldous Huxley ****It's a classic so I have to give it at least 4 out of 5 stars right? Butquite frankly I think had I read this when it was first published I wouldhave enjoyed it more. I am polluted with to m
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The Next Voyage · 2Y ago

Everything changes

We have now nixed the Azores. We are headed directly to Philadelphia. TheForce Protection unit will come to the states with us then sail back toSpain later on this ship. I feel bad for them, that is a lot of sailingwith nothing for them to do.Working overtime has proven that what I thought was a
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The Next Voyage · 2Y ago

New destination

Cape Verde out Azores in.Just got word that Force Protection will not be droped off in Cape Verde.So far this does not change our ETA for Philly which is still around the18th. However, our home port destination could still change.So, on to the Azores.JesseP.S.I found an old water bottle (I did not
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The Next Voyage · 2Y ago

humm

I thought my hand was going to be okay. The pain was fairly constant butnot all that terrible for awhile. But on Thursday (yesterday) the 3rd Iworked OT and had to use the electric deck grinder. I found I have to usemy left hand. Also today I tried again to use the same tool, with the sameresult
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The Next Voyage · 2Y ago

Investigation

Got word today that the Captain has decided to have the 2nd mate investigatethe safety issues on the stern during the undocking from Cameroon. Iunderstand he will talk to everyone tomorrow and then the issues will bebrought up during a safety meeting later on.Hopefully we can resolve the communicai
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The Next Voyage · 2Y ago

lawyer?

Any one know any Maritime Lawyers?Seems like I may need to start keeping a contact number for one in mypocket.Just incase you know...Jesse
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The Next Voyage · 2Y ago

I did

Thank you for input on the letter I wrote to the Captain. It is now two days since the undocking, and it appears my old injuries wereaffected more than I thought. I am feeling pain on a fairly regular basisin my hand, wrist and up to my shoulder.So I decided the Captain needs to address this. I sa
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The Next Voyage · 2Y ago

The 3rd Mate

Just a reminder, I cannot see replies or posts to my facebook page or myblog, everything on my end is through email.I understand however that my first post about our undocking in Cameroon leftpeople thinking that the 3rd Mate was injured. Please don't worry abouthim. He is fine. It was I who was
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