Captain's Log

06/08/2007

We have good news from our representative in Vietnam: Cadet Ben Daviscourt’s remains are on their way to the care of his family at his home in Washington State and will arrive Sat. evening.   A memorial service will be held on Monday.   While it does seem like a long time to get the body home, the timing is favorable considering how much red tape had to be navigated in Vietnam. 

 Messages continue to be sent from the crew, cadets and friends of Ben to the family.

 The transit to Guam has been remarkably smooth with excellent weather for navigation, so the senior deck cadets are starting to finish the celestial navigation part of the program.  Celestial navigation, while no longer often used in practice due to GPS satellite navigation, it is still a required subject for licensing.  Who knows when they might turn off the Satellites?

 Today the first fish of the transit was caught about 1600.  It was a very nice mahi mahi which I am sure will find its way to the BBQ tonight. 

 Study and work or the ship are the order of business on board as final exams and the end of cruise will come very quickly after Guam. 

 Tomorrow, a little instruction on how celestial navigation works. 

Captain John Keever