Monday 14 November – at sea. Our second of five days at sea. We’re still heading south in the Gulf of Aqaba, nearing the dangerous narrow mouth at its southern exit point.
At about 9:15 AM two small UK-territory flagged boats came near us as we maneuvered and stopped. We assumed that the one boat that came alongside delivered a box of “security items” that the Captain had described on a ship’s video as being “shootable” as we enter the pirate area of the Gulf of Aden.
10:30 AM – We held an Operation Safe Haven Drill in case it’s necessary to take action because of pirate activity – highly unlikely due to our size, speed, crew, etc.
Tonight is the first of three nights when the ship’s outside will be mostly dark to allow lookouts to have better vision for boats who might be attempting to approach us. This means closing our curtains, no access to top decks, promenade decks, etc.
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