AUGUST 06 2015
Ship has
arrived and is waiting a couple of days now, Ship has arrive at around august
03, 2015 midnight. Supposedly I was the one (or two of the O.S.'s) needed to
drop the anchor but turns out that BOSUN serafin has a new policy regarding
anchor dropping / heaving - he only needs one O.S. at a time. So in turn my
presence there was no longer needed. O.S. Joash was the one who dropped the
anchor at that time.
Weather on
the past few days was cooler compared to what I experienced in Louisiana. A bit
windy now in Galveston Texas probably because summer season in the U.S. about
to end. On the days that this ship was at anchorage , we were basically busy in
doing the same old maintenance task (chipping , polishing and painting rusted
areas) plus washing the deck every now and then from bird droppings which
littered the whole forward aft area.
On the 7th
of august there were rumours that this ship might go to berth sooner than
expected. At around 5 pm on the same day , as small supply boat came near on
our ship to deliver some food provisions. It was expected that this small
supply boat would also bring in the new on signers to replace the disembarking
ones (2nd engineer, 2nd officer and electrician) but apparently it was revealed
that they are only carrying a small amount of provisions and bonds store
supplies (only becks beer, nothiing else)
After
helping out in the provisions, it was expected that berthing schedule was
cancelled within this day. So I went back to my cabin and resumed playing a pc
game called "call of duty: modern warfare" , it was a first person network game and I
was playing against three people (fitter, wiper and oiler) . It was about
roughly 8 pm when I received a call from my cabin phone that berthing schedule
will commence and we have to heave up anchor and prepare for the pilot ladder.
After the
pilot went on-board this ship , we were ordered to heave up the pilot ladder
and secure it.
Usual
charade when it comes to berthing , same old drill that I'm now accustomed and
familiar after years being a sailor. Channelling to the terminal took six hours
an
