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Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
M/T Roy Maersk
Map Ta Put 2020 - Picture I found on board m/t Roy Maersk

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk



Wednesday 16th of September 2020 and I was picked up at the gate and I was escorted to the immigration. I made a quick stop to buy D3 vitamins on the way. My escort stayed with me until we had passed the custom. He was not allowed to leave me until my driver had arrived.

Then I was escorted by both of them to the van. More pictures was taken so they could prove that I had not been running around spreading the Wuhan Virus.

We took of the the pier and I registered with the custom at the pier. I bought a SIM card and some cold drinks. As soon as I had loaded my new SIM I got on the eBird and I checked the area for birds.

The driver came looking for me, our 2nd Officer from Rumania had arrived and we decided to drive a tour in the van waiting for the Chief Engineer. We stopped water front and I continued to look for birds. Not many birds, but I killed time.

eBird

eBird Report

Singapore, SG (1.271, 103.864), Singapore, SG Sep 16, 2020 17:19 - 17:49
Protocol: Traveling
1.57 kilometer(s)
4 species (+1 other taxa)

House Crow 7
swallow sp. 1 Some kind of martin that I cannot ID
Common Myna 1 No hair on head
Javan Myna 13
Eurasian Tree Sparrow 3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S73657454

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)


Bird watching in Singapore
Today's track

We were back at the pier and our Chief Engineer arrived and I was happy to see him. Worked with him on Rita and we had have a good time.

He had to go through the custom paper work together with our 2nd Officer. We passed Immigration and we were on the pier waiting for the boat to take us to Roy Maersk.

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Singapore from the pier

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Our hero with the C/E

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Leaving the pier behind bound for Roy Maersk

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
First night and I have to borrow a cabin

Roy Maersk was anchored pretty far away so it took quite long time before we reached Roy and we could climb on board.. I will stay the first night in our Agent Representative's cabin as he is home while Roy Mærsk went to Singapore for the crew change.

The off signers will leave tomorrow afternoon and we will leave for Bongkot FSO where we will load on the 21st of September. We will load 2 parcels of Bongkot condensate, total 210.000Bbls to be discharged at Thai Oil's SBM in SiRacha, ศรีราชา. And our Agent Representative will join us when we are in SiRacha. And I will be back in Thailand via Singapore instead of a 90 minutes taxi drive from Bangkok.

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Whey protein

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Whey protein

I was in Rayong back in August to send my stuff to Roy Mærsk with “mamas” boat so I have about 12 kg of whey protein and I hope this will help me with my diet. But the powder is terrible to drink and I have to force it down so I really hope that it works out.

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Monday 21st of September 2020
and arriving to Bongkot and Pilot board us at 6 o'clock, same time every time as we are scheduled to arrive in the morning, so we adjust speed to arrive at 6 o'clock in the morning. Sometimes there are delays and waiting in discharge port and we arrive in the afternoon.

Anyway, daylight is braking and I spotted one Tiger Shrike on deck. First time I see this bird, we remember that I was to look for it at Mahachai back in June, I think it was. Never spotted the bird, but here it was at Greater Bongkot North Field. There was also one Arctic Warbler on deck

We have a new EX camera and it should be so good. Well, it is good for taking pictures on deck. But it is not quite good enough for bird pictures. But even though the picture is bad they managed to help me ID the bird on birdforum.net.

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Arctic Warbler


Pilot boarding in SiRacha and our Agent Representative is joining the ship again. He is happy to be back on board again. We go up to the SBM and we start discharging as soon as we are ready with the paper work.

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Approaching SiRacha pilot station

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Bridge TEAM action

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Bridge TEAM action

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Bridge TEAM action

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Pilot boat is coming

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Pilot and Agent Representative on board

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Agent Representative on the bridge

Roy Maersk was in dry dock one year ago and all the ballast tanks was inspected. So all these inspections are coming up in November again, on the 29th of November to be exact. So in order to avoid doing them all in one day I decided to spread the work over 3 months.

Starting in October and finish in December letting a few of them be overdue.

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3 STB ballast tank inspection 2 October 2020

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
3 STB ballast tank inspection 2 October 2020
2nd Officer coming with us to have a look in the tank

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3 PORT ballast tank inspection 3 October 2020
Preparing for tank entry

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3 PORT ballast tank inspection 3 October 2020
Our hero in the tank

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3 PORT ballast tank inspection 3 October 2020
Pumpman in the tank

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WT 2 STB ballast tank inspection 8 October 2020
Pumpman in the tank

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WT 2 STB ballast tank inspection 8 October 2020
Our hero in the tank

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WT 2 STB ballast tank inspection 8 October 2020
Our hero in the tank

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WT 2 STB ballast tank inspection 8 October 2020
Our hero in the tank

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Showing Chief Engineer how to make GIF

I realise that the ballast tank inspections are proceeding way to quick and if we continue like this we will be ready in October and we will miss the purpose of starting early. So we slow down keeping a few days between the inspections.

And even though I use the biggest rubber boots I could find, size 47 and I have some pain in my left toe. The pain was very bad, hard to walk with the rubber boots and hard to sleep during the night. But the boots will Yet another Smiley on www.aladdin.st hopefully be OK after having been used a couple of time.



4 October 2020 and I am busy, but I have one of my TOP GUNS on the bridge keeping an eye out for birds. And he had two Red-rumped Swallows visiting him on the bridge. Looking like Striated Swallows and I reported them in eBird as Striated Swallows.

But they came back and the asked me to change it to Red-rumped Swallow. I never did it before, but after spotting the Tiger Shrike I make incidental bird reports from the ship to eBird. Nice to see what kind of birds we see in the middle of Gulf of Thailand.

Quite a few bird that I spot but I'm not able to ID most of them as I don't get any pictures and they are to scared when I approaching with my binoculars. And yes, I have a set of binoculars in the CCR for bird watching.

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Red-rumped Swallow
Picture by Mr. Praveen, our bird watcher on the bridge

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Red-rumped Swallow
Picture by Mr. Praveen, our bird watcher on the bridge

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Red-rumped Swallow
Picture by Mr. Praveen, our bird watcher on the bridge

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Red-rumped Swallow
Picture by Mr. Praveen, our bird watcher on the bridge

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DB 2 STB ballast tank inspection 10 October 2020
Prepare for tank entry

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DB 2 STB ballast tank inspection 10 October 2020
Prepare for tank entry

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DB 2 STB ballast tank inspection 10 October 2020
Prepare for tank entry

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DB 2 STB ballast tank inspection 10 October 2020
Our hero goes down the tank

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DB 2 STB ballast tank inspection 10 October 2020
Our hero goes down the tank

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DB 2 STB ballast tank inspection 10 October 2020
Pump man coming down the tank

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DB 2 STB ballast tank inspection 10 October 2020

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DB 2 STB ballast tank inspection 10 October 2020

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DB 2 STB ballast tank inspection 10 October 2020
Entering the double bottom

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DB 2 STB ballast tank inspection 10 October 2020
Entering the double bottom

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DB 2 STB ballast tank inspection 10 October 2020

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
DB 2 STB ballast tank inspection 10 October 2020


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Sunday 11th of October 2020
and pilot on board at 06:12. I spot two Pond Herons on deck when the pilot is approaching and I made a mental note to bring my birding camera next time. 2 Pond Herons in winter plumage so I cannot see if it is Indian, Javan or Chinese Pond Herons.

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Monday 12th of October 2020
and we left Bongkot and Pilot was off at 02:00. I did all the paper work preparing for discharging and I was in bed at 5 o'clock. I discovered a pigeon on deck in the late afternoon. The crew arrange mooring ropes forward and I almost stepped on the pigeon.

Strong wind and rain so we brought the pigeon with us going back. Two rings, one green and a yellow. I wrote down the number on the green ring and the yellow ring was blank. Now I will see if I can find any information about the pigeon.

I grabbed some cookies and our Pump Man brought rice and we placed the bird in cover from the wind and rain together with lots of food.

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Rock Pigeon / Feral Pigeon

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Checking the rings

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We leave the birds with plenty food

The green ring is marked: Thailand HFT 2019 92257

I will try to find information about this bird with the help of the ring number.

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Wednesday 14th of October 2020
and it is time to launch our life boat.

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
Our hero ready for life boat action

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
Our TEAM

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
Time to enter the life boat

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
Time to enter the life boat

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
Time to enter the life boat

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
Time to enter the life boat

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
Time to enter the life boat

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
Time to enter the life boat

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
2nd Officer

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
Chief Engineer

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
All crew in the life boat

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
Coming out from the boat again

Life boat drill on board M/T Roy Maersk
Coming out from the boat again


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Friday 30st of October 2020
and we are steaming south towards Greater Bongkot North Field and FSO2 Pathumabaha to load condensate. ETA at the pilot 06:00 tomorrow morning. I discover a sea bird flying with us.

The bird keep an eye on the bow wave to see if there is any dinner to catch. The bird dive a few times to try to catch fish. I had no clue what bird it was, but I had help by the bird forum and it turned out to be a Red-footed booby. Quite a rarity for Thailand. I was told that this was the second observation for Thailand reported to eBird and the first observation was 5 years ago.

Red-footed Booby
Number observed:1
Details: Thanks to www.birdforum.net for yet again being able to ID a bird for me with the help of very poor pictures: https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=396135

Bird sail flying with us towards Greater Bongkot North Field. Was with us for 2 hours and I was sitting with the bird at an EYE TO EYE level. I wish I had my real camera when the bird was 4 meters from me. Flying along us looking at the bow wave and several times the bird flipped to the side and dove down to get a fish.

Legs shorter than tail and skin / redish colour and the feathers was pinkish around the legs covered by feathers in flight. Suddenly the bird folded out one leg and started to scratch itself in flight.

I also saw the bird preening in flight, at least it looked like that when the bird put the feathers straight, never thought that bird was doing this in flight.

Bill skin coloured, feet skin/ red coloured. The bill is very pointy with a down bend at the end. Looked like the bill and the face had the same skin and the feathers started behind the eye.

Black on top of the wings and what looked to be black wing tip. Gulf of Thailand so I guess the birds might have been dirty. The bird looked white but dirty. A band on the chest in grey/ red colour, throat and belly white/ dirty.

Position of bird at 16:00
N10 deg 39,8Min
E101Deg 40,5min


Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby flying with us towards Bongkot in the south

Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby flying with us towards Bongkot in the south

Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby flying with us towards Bongkot in the south

Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby flying with us towards Bongkot in the south

Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby flying with us towards Bongkot in the south

Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby flying with us towards Bongkot in the south

Red-footed Booby
Red-footed Booby flying with us towards Bongkot in the south

I was impressed that the members on birdforum managed to ID the bird with my poor pictures. Our explosion proof camera is for sure not to take bird pictures with. We have a lot of birds passing the ship, not many seabirds but small warblers etc.

Our Agent representative found my bird caller in my cabin later on in the evening when he came to visit, and he is quite amused and he likes to try my bird caller every now and then.

He loves my bird caller

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Saturday 31st of October 2020
we are arriving to Bongkot early morning, pilot at 06:00 as normal. Our Agent representative was at least to say excited. We had ordered Thai Buddha amulet, พระเครื่อง that he will bring with him. They had issued new coins at the Crocodile Temple close to the pilots home. So he will bring Thai Buddha amulet, พระเครื่อง for us.

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Waiting for the pilot

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Waiting for the pilot

The pilot came on board and our Agent representative ripped the pack open. And when we had all fast and we were down in the CCR we started to study the Thai Buddha amulets.

And I ordered a cloth with a crocodile to put on my wall. I also ordered some magic for our Pump Man that he will get next time.

Thai Buddha amulet, พระเครื่อง from วัดเข้าจระเค่ – จังหวัดลบบุรี by หลวงพ่อสายชล
My new Thai Buddha amulet, พระเครื่อง from วัดเข้าจระเค่ – จังหวัดลบบุรี by หลวงพ่อสายชล

Thai Buddha amulet, พระเครื่อง from วัดเข้าจระเค่ – จังหวัดลบบุรี by หลวงพ่อสายชล
My new Thai Buddha amulet, พระเครื่อง from วัดเข้าจระเค่ – จังหวัดลบบุรี by หลวงพ่อสายชล

Thai Buddha amulet, พระเครื่อง from วัดเข้าจระเค่ – จังหวัดลบบุรี by หลวงพ่อสายชล
หลวงพ่อสายชล put super magic and powers in to the amulet at วัดเข้าจระเค่ – จังหวัดลบบุรี

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Busy in the CCR

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Busy in the CCR

All about Thai Buddha amulet, พระเครื่อง non-stop

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4 November and we are leaving Map Ta Put to go back to Bongkot
Agents and surveyor

Leaving Map Ta Put and we have to go straight to Bongkot to load. Original planning was for us to stay anchored and they would have another ship taking our cargo. But changed plans and we went straight to Bongkot and this time we will arrive in the afternoon. A nice change from always arriving at 6 o'clock in the morning.

We arrived around 1 o'clock in the afternoon and I spotted 2 Little Egrets on deck when we arrived to Bongkot. Departure on the 5th of November and I spotted one Striated Heron that took off from deck. The bird was flying over the water and suddenly the bird dove to catch a fish. At least it looked like that.

I saw one heron dive for fish during one of my bird trips back in Bangkok, but I did not know what to think so I never reported the bird. I have seen a lot of Egrets and herons, but always walking in the water (Or next to the water) looking for fish. But now I saw it for a second time so I guess the herons are diving for fish as well.

Little Egret at Greater Bongkot North Field
Little Egret at Greater Bongkot North Field

Little Egret at Greater Bongkot North Field
Little Egret at Greater Bongkot North Field

Female Asian Koel at Greater Bongkot North Field
Female Asian Koel at Greater Bongkot North Field

Going back north and I had a Pond Heron following us in the wake and it behaved like a tern diving for fish so I guess by now I am pretty sure they hunt like this as well. And who would have expected to see herons and egrets in the middle of the ocean.

The diet, well, have not been as successful as I had expected. My exercise have been nothing but a disappointment. A few yoga videos is what I have been doing. But I hope that this will change.

Yoga instruction video #1

Yoga instruction video #2

Yoga instruction video #3

I don't know what he is trying to do

Not only yoga, sometimes he is working hard

But the ballast tank inspections are giving me exercise. The work proceeds and we will soon complete all the tank inspections. 4 tanks remaining and we are only in the middle of the month of November. So we will be ready as per plan.

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Ballast tank inspection 9 November

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Agent representative on deck

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Agent representative on deck

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Agent representative on deck

Our Agent representative and I have ordered silver chains from Sweden and we will get it delivered in SiRacha when we arrive on the 13th of November. Our Agent representative had his son to deliver the crocodile cloth in the new frame so we expect parcels to be delivered in the port. Our Agent arrived with the pilot and he brought us the parcel with the silver.

And the Agent's representative was at least to say excited. He ripped open the parcel as soon as the Agent delivered the parcel on the bridge.

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Ripping open the parcel

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Ripping open the parcel
Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Ripping open the parcel

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Ripping open the parcel
Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Ripping open the parcel

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Agent representative ripping open the parcel

First parcel opened on the bridge

It was a real x-mas for our Agent's representative. We got a second parcel delivered to the CCR and he attacked the parcel with a pair of scissors immediately. And I was very happy with the frame around the crocodile.

Second parcel opened on the CCR

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My crocodile in a beautiful frame

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
My crocodile in a beautiful frame

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My crocodile in a beautiful frame

Agent representative happy today


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Thursday 19th of November 2020
and we are dropping anchor at Map Ta Put 2 o’clock in the morning. Surveyors coming on board at 02:50 to take samples. They take samples between 03:00 and 04:42. Our Agent Representative are leaving before lunch to attend to a funeral and I have promised to take car of his paper work.

We have the anchor up at 23:06

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Friday 20th of November 2020
and pilot is on board 6 minutes after midnight. All fast 60 minutes later and we start discharging at 02:06. I update our Agent Representative with pictures via the LINE app. I also send him a picture of the ARRIVAL REPORT.

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Entering the port of Map Ta Put

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Coming alongside jetty TTT 2B in Map Ta Put

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Coming alongside jetty TTT 2B in Map Ta Put

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Our Surveyor in TTT 2B in Map Ta Put
Dressed for the Wuhan Virus


Agent and Surveyors make our documents outside as the Wuhan Virus is raging around the world. So they are dressed in full cover suits trying to get protection from the virus. But Map Ta Put is the only place we do the paper work outside. SiRacha and Bongkot is same procedures as it always have. People come on board with masks but after a while the masks are off.

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Our Agent and Surveyor for departure documents
Dressed for the Wuhan Virus

We leave Map Ta Put at 21:00 and we go straight to Bongkot without dropping the anchor. We will load on the 22nd instead of 23rd as they expect bad weather over the gas field.

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Saturday 21st of November 2020
we are preparing for ballast tank entry in the CCR in the morning. Tons of paper work that have to be done before we can go down in to the tank for Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maerskinspection. On top of the paper work we have test of gas detectors and measuring gas in the tank before entry.

And I spotted the Red-footed Bobby while preparing for tank entry. The bird was flying at the front looking for fish in the bow wave. We were steaming south towards Bongkot and it was all dark in the south, heavy rain will soon fall. And me boys have started to paint on the starboard side.

I never reported the bird in eBird but I wrote to the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University in Bangkok and they were happy to get the report.

Just for your information. I spotted one Red-footed Bobby again today (21st September 2020) at GPS position

N10Deg 22,6Min
E101Deg 42,4Min

Was with us for a very short while, disappeared and it might have been due to heavy rain approaching from the South. Day light really turned in to black. I don’t know if it is the same bird as last time. But the position is not so far away from last position. But I really don’t know how much they move around on the sea, or if they have their own territory like some other birds and animals.


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Testing gas detectors and eating coconut

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Trainee Chief Officer in ballast tank 1 P

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Sunday 22nd of November 2020
and we arrive to Greater Bongkot North Field at 6 o'clock and pilot on board 6 minutes later. I take pictures to update our Agent Representative home in Bangkok. He have been in my condo to pick up my bird camera and my book “Birds in Thailand”.

So I look forward to him to come back on board in SiRacha. I have submitted quite a few eBird checklists even though I have not been close to shore the last 2 months.

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Approaching FSO2 Pathumabaha in Bongkot, บงกด

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Pilot, Safety Officer and Surveyor come on board at Bongkot

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Pilot, Safety Officer and Surveyor come on board at Bongkot


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Tuesday 24th of November 2020
and we drop anchor at 06:06 at SiRacha, that is about 26 hours after having left Bongkot. We drop the anchor and we will get the pilot at 22:00 tonight so that is a bonus day at home for our Agent Representative. He will come on board with the pilot boat tonight bringing my camera and bird book so I am quite excited.

So we get a day on the anchorage and the boys can chip and paint on deck during the day. I am in my cabin when I hear them fire up the engine 20 minutes or so before 9 o’clock in the evening. Time to leave the anchorage and I am soon on the bridge taking pictures to send to our Agent's Representative waiting ashore.


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Approaching SiRacha, ศรีราชา

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Pilot and Agents Representative boarding us

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2 tugs assisting us to the SBM

We have all fast at the SBM at 22:54 and I go down to the CCR with a stop in my cabin to check my parcel with my birding equipment. Book, Lens, Camera and a charger and I am set to take pictures of birds if we are lucky to see any. Our Agent Representative is in the CCR and as always, he is very happy to be back on board

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Agent's Representative in the CCR with our Surveyors


We start discharge at 00:42 on the 25th and we are ready and have dropped our anchor in the afternoon. We will get provision and stores here at the anchorage tomorrow and we will leave on the 27th in the evening to be at Bongkot at 06:00 on the 29th of November.

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Friday 27th of November 2020
and this day goes down the books as the day we spotted a snake on board. Early morning and our O/S found a snake on the poop deck. He shat his pants but he put the snake in one of the “save alls” around a bunker tank vent. He called Pump Man that let the snake in to the sea and the snake was swimming away and it will soon be back ashore.

For many of us this was the first time with a snake on board. But Pump Man experienced it on board Ribe Maersk, a snake coming up on the anchor chain.

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Python

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Python

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Python

Pythons

The Pythonidae, commonly known as pythons, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. Among its members are some of the largest snakes in the world. Ten genera and 42 species are currently recognized.

Distribution and habitat
Pythons are found in sub-Saharan Africa, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, southeastern Pakistan, southern China, the Philippines and Australia.

In the United States, an introduced population of Burmese pythons, Python bivittatus, has existed as an invasive species in the Everglades National Park since the late 1990s.

Behavior
Most members of this family are ambush predators, in that they typically remain motionless in a camouflaged position, and then strike suddenly at passing prey. Attacks on humans, although known to occur, are extremely rare.

Feeding
Pythons use their sharp, backward-curving teeth, four rows in the upper jaw, two in the lower, to grasp prey which is then killed by constriction; after an animal has been grasped to restrain it, the python quickly wraps a number of coils around it. Death occurs primarily by cardiac arrest.

Larger specimens usually eat animals about the size of a house cat, but larger food items are known; some large Asian species have been known to take down adult deer, and the African rock python, Python sebae, has been known to eat antelope. In 2017, there was a recorded case of a human devoured by a python in Sulawesi, Indonesia. All prey is swallowed whole, and may take several days or even weeks to fully digest.

Contrary to popular belief, even the larger species, such as the reticulated python, P. reticulatus, do not crush their prey to death; in fact, prey is not even noticeably deformed before it is swallowed. The speed with which the coils are applied is impressive and the force they exert may be significant, but death is caused by cardiac arrest.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The snake and I learned something interesting. I call this snakes Boa but the boa snake just lives in South America. Here they are called Pythons. Not exactly the same but we know what I am getting at. Anyway, I went on deck to check our cargo pipe flanges and I had the company of our Agent's Representative on deck.

We enjoyed a nice afternoon walking around taking notes on the status of the flanges.

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Our hero having lunch

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Agent's Representative helping me inspecting deck

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Agent's Representative helping me inspecting deck

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Trainee C/O inspecting the sea chest strainer on the way to Bongkot

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Trainee C/O inspecting the sea chest strainer on the way to Bongkot

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Night food while discharging line displacement in Map Ta Put

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Saturday 5th of December 2020
and our O/S find a snake skin in the anchor hawser when we arrive to Bongkot FSO. So, the one we found on poop deck is not the only snake we have had on board. Reason to be scared?

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Snake skin

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Monday 7th of December 2020
and Map Ta Put pilot board us at 04:06 and we had all fast at TTT 2B at 05:00. I was in my office when Pump Man banged on the window a little bit after 5 o'clock. He had a Watercock in his hand. They had spotted the bird sleeping forward during the mooring.

He came in to the CCR and I had a few pictures with my phone before we left the bird on the poop deck out of way for people.

Watercock, Gallicrex cinerea, นกอีลุ้ม
Watercock, นกอีลุ้ม

Watercock, Gallicrex cinerea, นกอีลุ้ม
Watercock, นกอีลุ้ม




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Friday 11th of December 2020
and we are waiting for Bongkot Pilot and at 05:45 and I spot this bird at arrival to Greater Bongkot North Field. Pitch dark but deck illuminated by flood lights giving a yellow light. I instantly ID the bird as a Yellow Bittern. When the bird turn I am not so sure any more, well, I am pretty sure it is not a Yellow Bittern. Consulting my book that I now have got from my home in Bangkok and I ID the bird as a Cinnamon Bittern.

First picture and it look white on the top throat. Black feathers and it look like the Cinnamon bittern in my book. But the yellow light is very confusing. 2 original pictures and 2 colour edited pictures attached.

Pitch dark so I had to use a crazy ISO speed so the pictures are very poor

When I see the front of the bird it has one black stripe on the breast. My book have no front picture of the Cinnamon Bittern but it looks to be darker on the front of the breast.

Thanks to johnallcock at Birdforum for confirming the ID.

Forum thread HERE


Birdforum



Cinnamon Bittern, Chestnut Bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus, นกยางไฟธรรมดา

Cinnamon Bittern, Chestnut Bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus, นกยางไฟธรรมดา
Cinnamon Bittern, นกยางไฟธรรมดา

Cinnamon Bittern, Chestnut Bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus, นกยางไฟธรรมดา
Cinnamon Bittern, นกยางไฟธรรมดา

Cinnamon Bittern, Chestnut Bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus, นกยางไฟธรรมดา
Cinnamon Bittern, นกยางไฟธรรมดา

Leaving Map Ta Put 10 o'clock on the 13th of December and we were in a hurry to get to Bongkot. We should load on 17 but bad weather is approaching so we need to be there on 15. But we need to drop anchor to take bunker before we can leave Map Ta Put.

I counted to 27 Great Crested Terns on the buoys in the approach channel last time we left. Today there was only one but the bird got scared when we approached the buoy and the bird took off leaving the buoy empty.

Cinnamon Bittern, Chestnut Bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus, นกยางไฟธรรมดา
Greater Crested Tern

Pond Heron, Ardeola
Pond Heron, Ardeola at Greater Bongkot North Field, Gulf of Thailand

I spotted one Pond Heron at arrival to Bongkot on 15 December. Winter plumage so impossible to give a proper ID.

Arriving to SiRacha on the 18th of December and our pilot boarded us just after 8 o’clock in the morning. Our Agent’s Representative had been home during our last voyage. He had picked up my winter wildlife equipment at my condo. He also brought snus from Sweden and a book I had ordered online from Asian Books, the SCIENCE of YOGA. My yoga teacher had sent pictures from the book to me and it looked to be good so I decided to buy the book.

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Waiting for us at the boat station

I get a LINE message from our Agent's Representative 6 o'clock in the morning. Aur Agent sent me a picture of the Agent's Representative waiting for us at the boat station.

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Handing over the book to me

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Ripping open the package

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Ripping open the package

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Ripping open the package

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SCIENCE of YOGA

He brought another book as well. I had ordered the Oceanic Birds of the World before I left for Singapore and I never received the book. But now my friend found the package on my kitchen table and he brought it with him. Wuhan Virus and I will most likely have to fly to Sweden to apply for a visa to Thailand when I sign off.

So I have planned for some birding in Sweden, Cyprus, Malta and Rumania so I needed my winter birding equipment. Winter clothing for when I am staying in a tent in the Swedish forest looking at the cock capercaillie's calls (courting).

I also needed my video camera, sound recorder and a whole lot of equipment that my friend managed to get on board. Thanks to LINE video call and we managed to navigate through my condo to get everything I needed.

I spotted one Great Egret and two Pacific Reef-Herons on the floating hose between our ship and the SBM buoy when we left the SBM 7 o'clock Saturday morning.

We dropped our anchor an hour or so later and we will stay anchored until tomorrow night when we will depart for Bongkot to load again.

Our Agent's Representative helped me in the galley to make meat sauce for lunch. I wanted to make some of my “SPECIAL” meat sauce.

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Busy in the galley

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Agent's Representative helping out in the galley

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Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
It taste good

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He is digging in

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Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
OK, easy there cowboy

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Steaming South towards Bongkot 21st of December and we spotted 6 Dolphins and one flying fish from the bow. I went forward with our Agent's Representative to look for a bird 2nd Officer had reported. The bird was gone but we got to see the flying fish and the dolphins.

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Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Souvenirs from the FSO

We got New Year souvenirs from the FSO, magic made from the anchor mud. The safety officer had taken some mud during mooring forward. They had given the mud to a monk and he had blessed the magic and put a lot of magic in to it. I was very happy and this was a great idea, these magic are for sure very unique. Our Agent's Representative, Mr. Magic himself was destroys when I had got the only amulet marked with an anchor on the back

We were discharging during X-mas, of course, we are loading or discharging almost every day.

X-mas

X-mas


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Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk


New Year and we left SiRacha in the morning. We are going to discharge the rest in Map Ta Put and it was good news when they told us to drop the anchor until 1st of January 2021.

We dropped anchor in the afternoon and the Surveyors came on board to take sample and we will be left alone until tomorrow at lunch time when we expect to come along side.



Yet another Smiley on www.aladdin.st The New Year starts at Map Ta Put anchorage. We come alongside in Map Ta Put and we complete discharging. January and they say we will go to Singapore to have a crew change. Still not allowed in Thailand due to the Wuhan Virus. But no one really believe them, crewing have moved from Rumania to India and I am not impressed.

Anyway, we will be busy this month doing test and checks so I want to finish all this before going home. But we are lucky to have our Agent's Representative helping us out. We start by pressure test the cargo hoses to our FRAMO emergency pump.

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Pressure testing cargo hoses

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Pressure testing cargo hoses

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Helping us on deck

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Pressure testing cargo hoses

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Pressure testing cargo hoses

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Pressure testing cargo hoses

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Saturday 9th of January 2021
and we managed to complete the pressure test yesterday and we will do the test run of the FRAMO emergency pump today. Our Agent's Representative was on site to see that everything worked well. And it did and we completed the test before 10 o'clock.

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

FRAMO emergency pump
Test of FRAMO emergency pump

Our Agent's Representative had enjoyed himself on deck and I took him to our PPE store and I gave him a full set of PPE so he have something for the next time. I had given him the two tea cups I brought with me when I was on board Roy Maersk 6 years ago.

I wrote his name on the mugs as I had done on his helmet and he was really happy. He is polishing the mugs every day and now he is as happy for his new PPE.

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Agent's Representative's new clothing

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Agent's Representative's new clothing

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Agent's Representative's new clothing

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Agent's Representative's new clothing

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Agent's Representative's new clothing

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Agent's Representative's new clothing

We are steaming south towards Greater Bongkot Northern Field and we are passing through Cambodian water this time. We have renewed the charter for PTT. And some tax detail make us having to leave Thai water and we pass through Cambodian water. I am in my room when 2/O calling me from the bridge.
Yet another Smiley on www.aladdin.st - We have 2 birds forward
Yet another Smiley on www.aladdin.st - Thank you!

Turned out that we had 2 Red-footed Booby chasing flying fish up front. This record goes to Cambodia and I am the first one to report the Red-footed Booby for Cambodia. We crossed the border to Thailand at 16:44 so the birds was in Thailand as well. The sound recording is done around 17:30 and then we were in Thai water.

Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง

Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง
Red-footed Booby / นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง

Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง
Red-footed Booby / นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง

Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง
Red-footed Booby / นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง

Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง
Red-footed Booby / นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง

Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง
Red-footed Booby / นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง

Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง
Red-footed Booby / นกบู๊บบี้ตีนแดง

Listen to the red-footed Booby

Remarks from the Recordist

Recorded with my ZOOM H5 Handy Recorder. High pass filter applied with Audacity

Sound recording very poor, strong wind and sound from the waves

Sound recorded in Thai water. The pictures are taken on Cambodian water just before we crossed the border to Thai water.

Two birds and they only made sound when they dove for the same flying fish, when they dove alone they did not make any sound


www.xeno-canto.org



From: Birds of Cambodia
Sent: 21 January 2021 20:40
To: Aladdin
Cc: 'Philip'
Subject: First Red-footed Boobies for Cambodia!

Hi Aladdin,

Thank you for your detailed answer.
The Nov eBird placement is obviously in Thai waters, so their Cambo label is in error.

Therefore, we shall conclude that the first documented Cambodian record of RFBooby (not Bobby) is:
* 2 birds seen and photographed on 9 Jan 2021.

Please keep me posted on any sightings in Cambodian waters, as there has been no offshore survey and barely any observer ... since 2001!
Fred




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Sunday 10th of January 2021
and the weather was bad. We managed to get the pilot on board at 6 o'clock in the morning, but the FSO decided to cancel berthing due to rough sea. We steamed north and we drifted awaiting better weather.

We will see, maybe the waves are coming down in the afternoon.

The weather was a wee bit better in the afternoon and we had made the chain fast at 15:00

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Approaching FSO2 Pathumabaha

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Approaching FSO2 Pathumabaha

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Approaching FSO2 Pathumabaha

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Our Agent's Representative have some interesting stuff on his computer

We started loading around 4 o'clock in the afternoon and we expect to be ready at 9 thirty tomorrow morning. Very good, otherwise we arrive at 6 in the morning and we are ready in the middle of the night. Now we can sleep full night.

Coming down in the CCR in the morning of the 11th of January and we will be ready at 9 thirty. So we had time to make yet some stupid videos with our Agent's Representative.




We left Bongkot around 10 thirty and the pilot was off at 11:12 and we turned North to go to Map Ta Put where we will arrive around 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. I kept myself busy until 17 thirty with cargo papers.

Coming out on the poop deck and I ran in to two birds, one Female House Sparrow and one Black-browed Reed Warbler (Thanks to www.birdforum.net for help with ID) I went inside to get some fruit for the birds and they didn't care for the fruit. So I went to get some steamed rice. 20 minutes later and there was two birds eating rice, but no sign of the Black-browed Reed Warbler. But now there was two female House Sparrows

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Black-browed Reed Warbler - Gulf of Thailand, Pos Lat 10° 22,5' Long 102°

House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, Gråsparv, นกกระจอกใหญ่
Female House Sparrow - Gulf of Thailand, Pos Lat 10° 22,5' Long 102° 10,0'

House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, Gråsparv, นกกระจอกใหญ่
Female House Sparrow - Gulf of Thailand, Pos Lat 10° 22,5' Long 102° 10,0'

House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, Gråsparv, นกกระจอกใหญ่
Female House Sparrow - Gulf of Thailand, Pos Lat 10° 22,5' Long 102° 10,0'

House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, Gråsparv, นกกระจอกใหญ่
Female House Sparrow - Gulf of Thailand, Pos Lat 10° 22,5' Long 102° 10,0'

Pilot on board in Map Ta Put at 10;30, we had been waiting since 09:42 as there was plenty ships leaving and entering the port of Map Ta Put. Again, we had hundreds of Black-naped Terns chasing fish in the wake of the tug boat.

I really did not pay any attention, I have reported this to eBird two times already.

But suddenly, a big Dark Grey bird joining the Terns, a Pacific Reef Heron chasing fish Tern / Gull style. I had no camera but I borrowed our Agent's representative's phone. Of course, not any good pictures, but better than nothing. See HERE for eBird checklist.

Picture by phone so no good pictures, if you cannot see the heron try to click on the picture for bigger 2ized pictures.

Pacific Reef Heron, Egretta sacra, Eastern Reef Heron, Eastern Reef Egret
Pacific Reef Heron fishing Tern/ Style - Click picture for bigger picture

Pacific Reef Heron, Egretta sacra, Eastern Reef Heron, Eastern Reef Egret
Pacific Reef Heron fishing Tern/ Style - Click picture for bigger picture
Map Ta Put Port entrance, Thailand - 12 January 2021

Pacific Reef Heron, Egretta sacra, Eastern Reef Heron, Eastern Reef Egret
Pacific Reef Heron fishing Tern/ Style - Click picture for bigger picture
Map Ta Put Port entrance, Thailand - 12 January 2021

Pacific Reef Heron, Egretta sacra, Eastern Reef Heron, Eastern Reef Egret
Pacific Reef Heron fishing Tern/ Style - Click picture for bigger picture
Map Ta Put Port entrance, Thailand - 12 January 2021

Pacific Reef Heron, Egretta sacra, Eastern Reef Heron, Eastern Reef Egret
Pacific Reef Heron fishing Tern/ Style
Map Ta Put Port entrance, Thailand - 12 January 2021

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Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Action Man preparing for action on deck

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Action Man preparing for action on deck

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Action Man preparing for action on deck

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Action Man preparing for action on deck

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Action Man preparing for action on deck

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Tuesday 19th of January 2021
and we left TOP SBM1 10 o'clock and we were soon having hundreds of birds in the wake. Black-naped Terns and Whiskered Terns chasing fish in the wake. I spotted one Pacific Heron among the Terns as well.

I also spotted one Arctic Jaeger sitting on an empty plastic drum. So this was a new bird for me and I reached 928 different birds seen on my eBird records.

Black-naped Tern, Sterna sumatrana, นกนางนวลแกลบท้ายทอยดำ

Black-naped Tern, Sterna sumatrana, นกนางนวลแกลบท้ายทอยดำ
Black-naped Tern / นกนางนวลแกลบท้ายทอยดำ

Black-naped Tern, Sterna sumatrana, นกนางนวลแกลบท้ายทอยดำ
Black-naped Tern / นกนางนวลแกลบท้ายทอยดำ

Black-naped Tern, Sterna sumatrana, นกนางนวลแกลบท้ายทอยดำ
Black-naped Tern / นกนางนวลแกลบท้ายทอยดำ

Pacific Reef Heron, Egretta sacra, Eastern Reef Heron, Eastern Reef Egret, นกยางทะเล

Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybrida, Chlidonias hybridus, นกนางนวลแกลบเคราขาว

Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybrida, Chlidonias hybridus, นกนางนวลแกลบเคราขาว
Whiskered Tern / นกนางนวลแกลบเคราขาว

Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybrida, Chlidonias hybridus, นกนางนวลแกลบเคราขาว
Whiskered Tern / นกนางนวลแกลบเคราขาว

Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybrida, Chlidonias hybridus, นกนางนวลแกลบเคราขาว
Whiskered Tern / นกนางนวลแกลบเคราขาว


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Saturday 30th of January 2021
and we leave Map Ta Put for the last time for this time. We got message just before arrival that we will go to Singapore for crew change.

So next loading on the 3rd of February is changed to 4th of February and they will hopeful be back in Bongkot to load on the 4 February. But it will be very close.

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CCR action

We were lucky to finish discharging at 14 hundred and pilot booked for 16:00. We will have day light when we drop our Agent's Representative outside the port. We will go to Singapore so we leave him here and he will be back on board when Roy Maersk come back to discharge in Thailand again. I was on deck waiting for him to leave after departure and I took the opportunity to have some pictures of the birds fishing in our wake.

Black-naped Terns and a couple of Whiskered Terns. But I spotted one big bird and it was a Brown-headed Gull fishing with the terns.

Black-naped Tern, Sterna sumatrana, นกนางนวลแกลบท้ายทอยดำ
Black-naped Tern / นกนางนวลแกลบท้ายทอยดำ

Brown-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus, นกนางนวลธรรมดา
ID as a FIRST WINTER by the black pattern on the wings and the orange legs and bill

Brown-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus, นกนางนวลธรรมดา
Brown-headed Gull / นกนางนวลธรรมดา
ID as a FIRST WINTER by the black pattern on the wings and the orange legs and bill

Brown-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus, นกนางนวลธรรมดา
Brown-headed Gull / นกนางนวลธรรมดา
ID as a FIRST WINTER by the black pattern on the wings and the orange legs and bill

Brown-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus, นกนางนวลธรรมดา
Brown-headed Gull / นกนางนวลธรรมดา
ID as a FIRST WINTER by the black pattern on the wings and the orange legs and bill

Brown-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus, นกนางนวลธรรมดา
Brown-headed Gull / นกนางนวลธรรมดา
ID as a FIRST WINTER by the black pattern on the wings and the orange legs and bill

Brown-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus, นกนางนวลธรรมดา
Brown-headed Gull / นกนางนวลธรรมดา
ID as a FIRST WINTER by the black pattern on the wings and the orange legs and bill

Brown-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus, นกนางนวลธรรมดา
Brown-headed Gull / นกนางนวลธรรมดา
ID as a FIRST WINTER by the black pattern on the wings and the orange legs and bill

Brown-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus, นกนางนวลธรรมดา
Brown-headed Gull / นกนางนวลธรรมดา - Here together with a Black-naped Tern
ID as a FIRST WINTER by the black pattern on the wings and the orange legs and bill


We approached the anchorage where MAMA's boat will pick up our Agent's Representative. We were very close to the boat before we could spot it. Our friend was ready on deck and he went to the accommodation ladder as soon as we spotted the boat. Well, first hugs and crying.

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Pump Man and one AB stand-by at the ladder

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Pump Man and one AB stand-by at the ladder

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Pump Man and one AB stand-by at the ladder

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Pump Man and one AB stand-by at the ladder

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Our friend see the boat

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Our friend and our Pump Man

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Our friend and our Pump Man

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Our friend and our Pump Man

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Our friend and our Pump Man

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Our friend and our Pump Man

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Our friend and our Pump Man

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
Our friend and our Pump Man

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So, time to leave

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
So, time to leave

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
So, time to leave

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
So, time to leave

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
So, time to leave

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
So, time to leave

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
So, time to leave

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In MAMA's boat

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
In MAMA's boat

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
In MAMA's boat

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
In MAMA's boat

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
In MAMA's boat

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
In MAMA's boat

Aladdin's adventure on board M/T Roy Maersk
In MAMA's boat

I was back in my room and there was already LINE messages from our friend. He had taken pictures of Roy Maersk from MAMA's boat.

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Roy Maersk from MAMA's boat

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Sunday 31st of January 2021
and everyone is missing our Agent's Representative and we decided to send him a “PEP” message on the LINE. So this was the first thing we did when we started the day. And I am pretty sure our friend will be full of “VIM” and “PEP” after this message.

LINE

LINE

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CCR action

I have to fly to Stockholm and Captain have to fly to Germany as we need Covid test to fly to Copenhagen. Captain will make a Covid test in Frankfurt before continuing to Denmark. I will have to take a train from Stockholm to Helsingborg and Marina Plaza Hotel.

It was a sudden decision to go for crew change, just the evening before arrival to Map Ta Put it was decided to go and it was not easy to get tickets for all crew to go home. I cannot go home as I am not allowed to stay in Singapore to apply for VISA to Thailand.

So I need to go to Sweden. I will take this opportunity to try to look for birds in Sweden, Finland, Cyprus and Rumania. I will also try to get to Malta.

So I only had one airline to choose from Qatar Airways and normally I tell the company to change airline when they book Emirates or Qatar, except of course when I have no choice. So Qatar it is and train from Stockholm to Helsingborg.

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Tuesday 2nd of January 2021
and they called me around 01 thirty in the morning.
Yet another Smiley on www.aladdin.st - Doctor on board, all of signers to go see him.
Yet another Smiley on www.aladdin.st - OK, I am coming

I went to the bridge to get my “fit to fly” certificate. What a joke! Temperature and he checked Yet another Smiley on www.aladdin.stthe oxygen level in the blood and I had my “fit to fly” certificate. All of signers need this to be able to get to the airport.

And yes, he asked if I had any cough as well. I went back to bed and I was too excited to fall asleep.

Our new crew from the Philippines was coming on board while we was checked by the Doctor. My reliever came on board around 11 o'clock and our boat will pick us up at 18:00. The boat arrived 5 or 10 minutes before 6 and it was time to leave the ship. We were soon on our way towards the Immigration at Marina South Pier.

Aladdin's adventure in Singapore on board M/T Roy Maersk
Bye Bye

Aladdin's adventure in Singapore on board M/T Roy Maersk
Bye Bye

Aladdin's adventure in Singapore on board M/T Roy Maersk
The best picture

Aladdin's adventure in Singapore on board M/T Roy Maersk
The best picture

Brahminy kite, Haliastur indus, เหยี่ยวแดง
Brahminy kite

Marina South Pier, Singapore
Many people waiting to pass Immigration at Marina South Pier, Singapore

Reaching the Marina South Pier and I spotted a Brahminy kite soaring over the marina looking for food in the water. We came ashore to discover a long line to the Immigration and it took us an hour ++ before we were cleared at the immigration and we were soon on our way to the airport.

So let's see how exciting my totally unplanned birding trip to Europe will turn out. Just click HERE!



I joined M/T Roy Mærsk 16th of September 2020 on Singapore anchorage. We did the following voyages before I signed off in Singapore 2nd of February 2021

Voy No.
Load Port
Cargo
Discharge Port

15

Bongkot, บงกด


80.000 bbls Bongkot Condensate
130.000 bbls Bongkot Condensate

SiRacha, ศรีราชา

16


Bongkot, บงกด

50.000 Bongkot Condensate - For Map Ta Put
40.000 Bongkot Condensate - For SiRacha
100.000 Arthit Condensate - For Map Ta Put

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

SiRacha, ศรีราชา 40.000Bbls


17


Bongkot, บงกด


60.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

100.000 BblsBongkot Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด


18


Bongkot, บงกด

70.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

90.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

19


Bongkot, บงกด

90.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

130.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

SiRacha, ศรีราชา

20


Bongkot, บงกด

80.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

120.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

21


Bongkot, บงกด

90.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

130.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

22


Bongkot, บงกด

85.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

115.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

23


Bongkot, บงกด

70000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

110.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

SiRacha, ศรีราชา

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

24


Bongkot, บงกด

60000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

120.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

25


Bongkot, บงกด

90000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

100.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

SiRacha, ศรีราชา

26


Bongkot, บงกด

80000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

100.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

27


Bongkot, บงกด

100.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

100.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

28


Bongkot, บงกด

80.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

110.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

29


Bongkot, บงกด

70.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

110.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

SiRacha, ศรีราชา

30


Bongkot, บงกด

70.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

100.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

31


Bongkot, บงกด

40.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

100.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

40.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

40.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate to PTT 3 in SiRacha, ศรีราชา
and rest to Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

32


Bongkot, บงกด

100.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

80.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

33


Bongkot, บงกด

110.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

70.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

34


Bongkot, บงกด

90.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

100.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

90,000 Bbls for Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด
100,000 Bbls for TOP SiRacha, ศรีราชา

35


Bongkot, บงกด

60.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

130.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด

36


Bongkot, บงกด

160.000 Bbls Bongkot Condensate

70.000 Bbls Arthit Condensate

Map Ta Phut, มาบตาพุด
Departure Map Ta Put and we left for Singapore to have the crew change. No crew change allowed in Thailand due to the Wuhan Virus.




       
                  
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