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Message from Fedor Konyukhov:<\/p>\n

\u201cMerry Christmas to all Orthodox Christians! I thank God for allowing me to live to see this day. I have celebrated Christmas in the oceans many times and always felt how nature rejoices on this day. In all my diaries, I describe the unusual state of the ocean and the sky.<\/p>\n

Christmas night in the ocean. The ocean calmed down. For the first time in many days, the sky cleared, and I saw the Southern Cross constellation and the Milky Way. It felt very symbolic. The sunset was clear, and I watched the sun sink below the horizon. Over the past couple of weeks, the clouds on my route have been so dense and low, that I have already forgotten what the sun and stars look like. It\u2019s such a pleasure to gaze at the high, clear sky again.<\/p>\n

By morning, a thick fog had rolled in, but the fog is temporary. I hope the sun warms up the air and the fog will clear. My plans for the day are to charge all the devices, run a desalination system and pump fresh water for 3-4 days ahead. I also need to dry my clothes \u2013 everything is wet. I change jackets, but they don’t have time to dry out. It’s damp in the cabin, and there are waves and rain on the deck.<\/p>\n

At night, I had to avoid another ship. This time, it was the Chinese bulk Carrier \u201cXIN QI MENG\u201d (MMSI 413279040) with a hull length of 229 meters \u2013 that\u2019s 22 times the length of the AKROS boat.<\/p>\n

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No matter how many times I had been in the ocean on a sailing yacht or a rowing boat, I never cease to be amazed by this paradox: if you spot a ship in the ocean with a potential course crossing, it will definitely happen. A couple of days ago, my shore team reported that a Chinese cargo ship heading for Singapore was on my route. Two days have passed and now the ship is 5 miles astern of me…. The night was dark (the moon had already set below the horizon), but visibility was good, and I could see the red navigation lights on the port side of the ship. I called the ship on VHF radio, channel 16 \u2013 no one answered, but their course changed from 78 degrees to 90 and the ship passed on my starboard side. I knew the vessel was approaching and I was ready.<\/p>\n

I would like to note that there are more ships at this stage than at the New Zealand\u2013Cape Horn stage.<\/p>\n

Blessings to all\u201d<\/p>\n

47\u2019 22 south lat.<\/p>\n

26\u201903 west log.<\/p>\n

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The route map is\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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