Hello All
We made the pilot boarding station at Gedser South Denmark early and they were willing to assist us with a pilot on arrival. The first pilot boarded the vessel shortly before four in the afternoon yesterday and requested max sea speed.
We managed good speed through the belt with good sailing conditions and clear visibility. Even though there were quite a bit of traffic it did not seem congested and we had plenty of room to move.
Crossing under the Great Belts bridge was the highlight of the night, with a anxcious feeling taking you over the moment you pass under the bridge and everyone ducking there heads. There were at least 20 meters to spare, but it still does not feel as if there is that much space available. We then changed out the first pilot for the second one shortly after the bridge. The last pilot boarded at around 3 in the morning and the Great Belt pilotage was completed this morning when we dropped the last pilot at around tea time.
We are making good way on our passage, but the weather is predicted to increase from the South East during the course of the night. We are scheduled to arrive at a point 7NM to the north of Cherbourgh at 15:00 LT on 11 April to disembark the 3 Converteam engineers at their home country.
I hope that everyone will have a good start to what will be a short week ahead.
All the best.
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