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VIRTUAL CRUISE II
United States Training Ship Golden Bear
June 21, 2002
Vessel Data
Status: Enroute to Suva, Fiji from Honolulu, Hawaii
Total Distance: 2792.5 nm
Latitude: 12-38 N
Longitude: 162-47 W
Gone: 591.2
24 Hr. Dist.: 347.2 nm
To Go: 2201.3
Current Speed: 14.5 kts
Engine Setting: 91.0 rpm
Weather:
Air Temperature: 84
Humidity: 80%
Wind: Easterly 24 Knots
Clouds: Fair Weather Cumulus
Sea Temperature: 80
Water Depth: 3 miles
Sunrise: 0522
Sunset: 1929
Currently there are no significant warnings or weather forecasts. We will be entering the ITCZ
sometime tonight or tomorrow morning. Isolated moderate thunderstorms have been predicted in the
area we will be transiting through. Winds should slacken to around 15-20 kts out of the east, with
seas from 8-12 ft, except in the vicinity of thunderstorms, where we will experience reduced visibility and gale force winds.
Meteorologist, Peter Reniger
Aboard the TSGB
Day 1
Daily Log:
Welcome to Cruise 2002-2. Honolulu was a very busy place on Weds. Thursday and Friday.
After boarding the plane in San Francisco, at 12 noon California time, the cadets arrived at the ship
about 3:30, Hawaii time or 6:30,California time. At that point, the real work begain. First was
moving on and getting all the gear stowed into each students room. Then, clean the ship from the
day of move out, as 290 student had just left at noon and headed back to San Francisco. By 7 PM
Honolulu time, the liberty bell rang and those not on duty got a few hours ashore in Honolulu.
An early night was ordered by the Chief Mate and Chief Engineer as much work waited for the next
two days. Early Thursday, the trucks stared arriving and the loading of supplies and equipment
started. This went on all day until just after dinner. Lifejackets were issues, emergency stations
posted and the ship organized and perpared for sea. Another few hours ashore Thursday night got everyone in the right mood for more work on Friday.
Friday stared with the arrival of the fresh vegtables and Milk and of course the ice cream. Loading
was finished by Noon and the hatchs secured. At 1300, (1 PM) the engine room was fully manned
and the deck crew went forward and aft in preparation for getting underway for Suva Fiji. At 1330, the tug and Pilot arrived and the lines were sing;ed up.
 The last line was cast off at 1358 and the ship was underway with the Royal Hawaian Band playing Aloha Ow ??????
 As we left Honolulu harbor, The Coast Guard Harbor patrol was there to bid us farwell.
Outside the harbor, a Navy exercise gave the watch a good deal of navigation work as many navy ships were taking part in exercises. Here we had to maneuver
around a Helo Carrier as it was launching and recovering aircraft.
 By Sat. the routine was set in and deck, engineering and
business classes were well undreway. By Sunday, the weather had blown up a little but was all behind us pushing us toward Suva.
For General information, Virtual cruise will be sent every day at sea except Sat and Sunday as we
have no webmaster to post them on weekends. In Port, we post only on the last day.
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