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Virtual Cruise II
United States Training Ship Golden Bear
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Status July 7, 2002
Departure Suva, Fiji En-route to Brisbane, Australia
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Total Distance:
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1,512.3 nm
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Projected Time:
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5 Days 22 Hours 40 Min. at 10.6 kts.
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Comments:
Earlier in the morning, a group of pilot whales followed the ship for a while and two large white
sharks were seen among them.
Vessel Data
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Time Zone:
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-11 (11 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time)
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Length of Day:
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25 hr
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Local Time of Position:
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1200
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Latitude:
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23°-25.0'S
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Longitude:
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169°-37.0'W
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Total Distance Gone:
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593.1 nm
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24 Hr. Distance:
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271.6
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Distance to Go:
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919.2 nm
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Current Speed:
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10.8 nm
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Engine Speed:
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Port engine - 70 rpm.
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Weather Data
Observations:
Overcast.
Forecast:
Good afternoon all. High pressure continues to dominate through our
region of travel and we can expect good weather all the way to Brisbane. The weather for the next couple of days will consist of 6-8 ft
seas from the south with southwesterly winds shifting to southeasterly at 15-20 kts overnight. We are currently traveling through the middle of
a high pressure system with a ridge coming down from the north, but not expected to effect us much at all. Widely scattered showers are a
possibility throughout the next 24 hours. By tomorrow evening it should clear up and stay fairly clear all the way to Brisbane due to the high pressure.
Meteorologist Evan Warren
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Air Temperature:
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74° F
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Humidity:
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75%
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Wind:
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SE at 10kts.
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Clouds:
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Altocumulus
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Seas:
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S at 8ft.
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Sea Temperature:
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72° F
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Water Depth:
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1,040
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Sunrise:
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0653
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Sunset:
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1726
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Aboard The TSGB Day 16
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Daily classes continue for the first cruise deck
Cadets as they get instruction on splicing mooring lines. Above, the cadets practice an 'end for end' splice on lines that
were severely worn in Fiji. The true test will be when we use the line to tie up in Brisbane and put 5000 lb of force on it.
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 Oscar was all dressed and ready for a swim Sunday afternoon for our first real time man
overboard drill.
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 Oscar went overboard at 1230 and was recovered and back on
board at 1242. Twelve minutes from falling overboard to on board is a very good time for a first time drill. It went very well.
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The fast rescue boat is a new addition to the safety equipment on the
ship. It has improved our ability to perform rescue operations by 200%. Each senior deck cadet must be certified in the use of the
rescue boat. This will be done during our 3 days of underway training later in the cruise. Instruction in the fast rescue boat is ongoing.
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