After a heavy night

Roller Coaster in the South China Sea.

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January 5th 2009
PP: 2nd January 2009. We left the dock at Jurong Port at 2200 hours New Years Eve - the crew was therefore too busy to celebrate the arrival of 2009. So there was a celebratory lunch on The Day at 1300 hours. Everybody knows us now, so there was a lot more general chat with officers and crew. Sailed through oil fields during the day - lots of oil drilling rigs and associated support vessels. ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Quang Ninh » Halong Bay

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more