Suez Canal is done! We got the notification last night that it was successfully navigated and that our ship with its precious cargo is now heading onwards towards Jeddah and beyond. Fingers crossed it is a bit warmer down there than it is here at the moment.
Wednesday 13th December
The Maersk Edirne had made it to the Port Said Anchorage last night, just before 9pm, allowing it to drop anchor for a few hours. Then at just before 11.30pm it was off again, towards the Suez Canal stretch of the journey. Wikipedia has some fascinating facts about the Canal: As of July 2015, the …
Tuesday 12th December
Slightly worrying yesterday when Marine Traffic’s notification emails kept popping up saying “ship is out of range”. And huge sighs of relief when it came back into range moments later. Deep down you know all is well but it doesn’t stop that initial moment of panic! Getting close to the Suez Canal today, as the above …