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VIRTUAL CRUISE II
United States Training Ship Golden Bear
June 24, 2002
Vessel Data
Status: Enroute to Suva, Fiji from Honolulu, Hawaii
Latitude: 07-20.3N
Longitude: 165-38.8W
Total Distance: 2792.5 nm
Gone: 949.6 nm
24 Hr. Dist.: 360 nm
To Go: 1726.7 nm
Current Speed: 14.3 kts.
Engine Setting: 90rpm
Weather:
 Air Temperature: 80°
Humidity: 76% Wind: NE’Ly
Clouds: Cumulonimbus and
cumulus
Sea Temperature: 82°
Water Depth: 4837 meters
Sunrise: 0554
Sunset: 1823
There are no meteorological warnings at this time. Tonight and tomorrow expect winds from the east
at 20kts or less. We will be under the influence of the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone until we
cross the equator. Satellite imagery shows a big stretch of thunderstorms moving with us to the west.
We will experience isolated moderate thunderstorms for the next day or two. Seas will range from 8ft or less, and swells from the northeast will become more southerly.
Meteorologist Mike Jessner
Aboard the TSGB
Day 3
Daily Log:
Mike Jessner, today’s communications and meteorology cadet, observes the swell in preparation for making our six hour weather report to the National Meteorological
center. He has spent the day with the communications officer, tuning up all of our radio equipment and computers to inable us to transmit this virtual cruise to you as well
as get email for the faculty and students, and send and receive our weather reports.
Celestial navigators are all over the ship at star time testing their newfound skills and discovering just how hard it is to find the
stars. Time and experience will soon help.
Lifeboat training is one of the first items in the deck instruction program, as we must be prepared to meet any emergency, should one arise.
 The engineers help by making sure that the engines are ready for use and that the boats assigned engineer knows everything possible
about the operation of the lifeboat engine.
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