Hong Kong to Cai Lan (Vietnam) 614 nautical miles
Cai Lan to Phu My (Vietnam) 779 nautical miles
Phu My to Laem Chabang
(Thailand) 607 nautical miles
Laem Chabang to Singapore 802 nautical miles
Singapore to Port Kelang
(Malaysia) 186 nautical miles
Port Kelang to Penang (Malaysia) 170 nautical miles
Penang to Phuket (Thailand) 177 nautical miles
Phuket to Mangalore (India) 1,650 nautical miles
Mangalore to Mumbai (India) 396 nautical miles
Mumbai to Dubai (U.A.E.) 1,152 nautical miles
Total distance traveled from Hong
Kong to Dubai is 6,533 nautical miles
Leaving Hong Kong the Captain entered
the Traffic Separation Scheme and then passed the Lei Yue Mun narrow heading
towards Vietnam. During the next morning the Pacific Princess steamed in a
South-Westerly direction following the Vietnamese coast. In the afternoon we passed
Yalang Bay on our starboard side, in the evening we altered to a North-Westerly
course towards Halong Bay.
The next morning we passed through
Passe Henriette passing several small islands on each side. We then entered the
channel and anchored once the transit was completed.
That evening we exited the channel
and headed towards our next port of Phu My in a Southerly course following the
East coast of Vietnam. After 2 days we altered to a Westerly course.
Approaching Phu My the ship altered to a Northerly course and navigated the
Vinh Ganh Rai passing the city of Vung Tau on our starboard side and Can Gio
Mangrove Biosphere Reserve on our port side, arriving at Phu My.
Departing the Captain set a
South-Westerly course towards Thailand. The next morning we altered our course
to the West following the West coast of Vietnam, across the Thailand Gulf.
After navigating the Gulf of
Thailand, passed the many oil rigs we approached Laem Chabang on a northerly
heading passing between the islands of Ko Phai and Ko Lan.
Departing Laem Chabang in the evening
we reversed course and set a southerly course across the Gulf of Thailand once
again passing the many oil rigs in the area.
The next afternoon we switched to a
South-Easterly course towards Singapore. Throughout the next day and night we
maintained a Southerly course following the West coast of Malaysia, across the
South China Sea. Early in the morning we entered the Straits of Singapore,
passing to the north of Horsburgh Lighthouse, where we made our entry into the
Singapore Reporting System. The Pacific Princess made her way through the
Marina Cruise Bay, passing Sentossa Island on the port side.
Throughout the night we maintained a
Northerly course and in the early morning altered to a Southerly direction
arriving at Penang. Departing Penang a North-Westerly course was set towards
Phuket.
Leaving Phuket we set a
South-Westerly course towards Mangalore. Throughout the night we steamed
through the Andaman Sea. During the day we passed between Nicobar Islands and
Ten Degree Channel making our entry into Bank of Bengal. The next day Pacific
Princess steamed in a Westerly direction across the Bay of Bengal and the next
day entered the Mid-Indian Basin, following the South coast of Sri Lanka.
Throughout the next morning we
steamed in a Westerly direction for Mangalore across the Lakshadweep Sea,
following the Indian Southerly coast and in the afternoon we altered to a
Northerly course by the Indian Westerly coast arriving at Mangalore the next
day.
Departing Mangalore we set a
North-Westerly course towards Mumbai following the Indian coast and the next
day crossed the Arabian Sea and set a Northerly course arriving at Mumbai.
Departing Mumbai for Dubai we set a
North-Westerly course across the Arabian Sea or the next 2 days. On the next
day we continued the same course across the Gulf of Oman that connects the
Arabian Sea with the strait of Hormuz which runs to the Persian Gulf. The gulf
borders Pakistan and Iran on the north and Oman on the south and the United
Arab Emirates on the west.
In the early afternoon we approached
the Strait of Hormuz and in the evening we altered to a Westerly course passing
through the strait towards Dubai. The Strait is the only sea passage from the
Persian Gulf to the open ocean on the north coast is Iran and on the south
coast is United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an enclave of Oman. At it’s
narrowest is the Strait is 21 nautical miles wide.
Throughout the night the Pacific
Princess set various Southerly tracks towards Dubai. During the initial
approach the ship rounded the Palm Deira and made their final approach. We
altered to a Southerly course through the breakwater into the harbor called
Mina Rashid.
End of segment 3.
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