Voyage Order-port of maputo, Mozambique

One day before 2000 AD, Captain Yiyang sailed a Norwegian ship to port of maputo, Mozambique, Africa, on the Indian Ocean side of the southern hemisphere according to the charterer's voyage order.

After 39 days of abnormal unloading at Gloor Port in Newgate, 42,000 tons of wheat were finally unloaded and set sail.

The ship set out from Gloor Port in Newgate and sailed aimlessly. After unloading, the charterer only informed Yiyang by telephone, "Captain, after leaving the port, we will sail in the direction of the Red Sea. There is no exact loading port at present. The loading port may be the port of Aqaba in Jordan. "

It's getting late and calm. The Indian Ocean is the port of departure, with a bow of 270 degrees and due west. The sunset slowly sets on the horizon, and after a while, half of the fire plate is submerged in the water, making the whole Indian Ocean blush, and the ship is covered with afterglow red light, sketching a spectacular and active marine landscape, adding fuel to the fire, which is very beautiful.

On the bridge, Yiyang saw the sunset sinking into the boundless ocean, and there was no boat over the ocean. He breathed a sigh of relief and told the driver to drive carefully. Yiyang began to prepare sailing reports and send them to shipowners and charterers, waiting for new instructions from charterers.

The magic weapon of Morse code has been eliminated, and now "Yi Meier" is used for external communication, so that this sister can communicate with the outside world. The operation of "Yi Meier" has been simplified and the communication has been automated. After the operator loses his job, the captain and driver with "GMDSS" certificate will take over the job. So Yiyang has to be busy in the newspaper office for a while.

At 22: 20 p.m., the instructions of the charterer appeared on the screen of the telex machine: "Your ship will sail for port of maputo, Mozambique and Richard Bay Port, and immediately change direction to port of maputo, Mozambique after receiving the electricity, and inform me after calculating the estimated arrival time."

Yiyang immediately printed the telegram, returned to the nautical chart room, and moved the charts, route guides, ocean routes and meteorological data to the chart table as instructed.

Yiyang and the second mate searched the charts in the drawer of the chart table and found only a small-scale map of port of maputo, but no large-scale map of narrow waterways and harbors. Yiyang immediately sent the chart number to the maritime supervisor of Singapore management company, asking them to cut the latest English chart into A3 paper size and fax it to the ship by fax machine. Then Yiyang pieced together the narrow waterway and port map by number. The Director of Marine also spared no effort to help ships enter Hong Kong safely.

"Captain, make do with the chart sent by fax first. The fax chart may be distorted. Before boarding the ship, the pilot must pay attention to the navigation safety when anchoring and entering the port, and strengthen the consultation with the local water diversion station. Ask to send a message to the agent to buy these charts for use when leaving Hong Kong. "

After receiving Yi Meier, the captain of "Yiyang" sent a telegram: "I will follow your instructions". )

Yiyang and the second mate got busy, patched things together first, then transferred to large-scale charts according to the course of small-scale charts, and then fine-tuned the course. Together, they designed the most economical and safest route, which went straight to Amber Point in the north corner of Madagascar, Africa, turned into mozambique channel, and then entered the anchorage from the northbound channel of port of maputo. Input the course into the ship's integrated navigation computer, and get the total distance of 3 168 nautical miles. The estimated arrival time is 65438+2 1 on February 26th, and then cut the data into the navigation radar and automatic steering system. The computer executes the navigation instructions and sails for port of maputo, Mozambique. After two hours of busy work, I sent a "Yi Meier" to inform the charterer, agents of all parties, shipowners and management companies of the sailing plan and the estimated time of arrival in port of maputo.

After completing the communication program, Yiyang's cerebral cortex was so excited that he couldn't sleep for a while, so he simply went to the bridge to chat with the second officer on duty. The ten-day voyage is not far for people who run the sea all the year round, and it is also the golden season for sailing in the Indian Ocean. All the way was safe.

Christmas in the west is coming, and shipowners also call to pay Christmas bonuses, which increases the cost of holiday meals. The high morale of the sailors added a little joy to the lonely and boring life at sea. Yiyang will buy something to eat after going to port of maputo. Besides, New Year's Day is coming, and it's going to be lively! Dining is the most exciting time for sailors.

65438+ arrived at the central marker buoy at the entrance of the fairway at 2 1: 30 pm on February 26th. The shipping agent in port of maputo has telephoned the local pilots not to conduct pilotage at night. On the bridge, Yiyang directed the ship to enter the anchorage according to the fax chart data sent by the shipowner, chose a safe and spacious place to anchor and wait for berthing, and arranged to enter the port at 0600 the next morning.

Port of maputo in the distance is brightly lit, and the reflections of dozens of skyscrapers are reflected on the calm sea of port of maputo, forming a strange and beautiful scenery on the sea. The scenery here is picturesque. Yiyang can't write poetry, but he may also sing a landscape poem.

Mozambique is located in the southeast of Africa. To the east of mozambique channel, it faces Madagascar across the Strait. It borders Tanzania in the north, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe in the west and South Africa and Swaziland in the south. According to the route guide, Mozambique has a long history and developed ancient culture. Monomotapa Kingdom was founded in13rd century. /kloc-0 became a Portuguese colony in 0/700, and/kloc-0 became independent on June 25, 975 and became the Republic of Mozambique. The official language is Portuguese.

Mozambique and China are economically backward. Natural resources include coal, iron, bauxite, tantalum, gold and silver. Tantalum ore reserves rank first in the world. Agriculture is the foundation of the national economy. The main cash crops are cotton, cashew nuts and sugarcane. Maputo, capital of Mozambique, is also an important port city.

At 0600 hours on February 27th, 65438+, two black pilots boarded the ship on time. The navigation channel is circuitous, the navigation mark is normal, and the ship's control technology is not bad. The ship remained firmly in the middle of the channel, giving Yiyang some leisure to shoot wild eyes. He picked up his telescope and looked at the harbor. In the distance, the land is lush, tall trees set off the outline of Maputo skyscrapers, and the sea is blue. There is a large group of sharks swimming and jumping in the blue waves at the entrance, chasing the waves of the ship without hesitation, crossing the bow for a while and parallel for a while, as if welcoming strange guests from afar. People sitting and standing on the flood control wall quietly hold fishing rods and wait for the fish to take the bait, showing a peaceful scene. African countries seldom come, and Yiyang has never been to port of maputo. At first impression, I think black Africa is very harmonious, and there is no such black Africa as chaos, poverty, backwardness, hunger, desert and war. Yi Yang covered her eyes and couldn't help saying to the first mate, "It's quite prosperous here."

Three hours later, the ship landed firmly. Agents and immigration officials are already waiting at the entrance. As soon as the sailors put down the gangway, they stepped on it and climbed up. Yiyang hurried off the pilot and ran into the big desk (the guest reception room on the ship) with a lot of base certificates and documents. They sat down and the waiter was serving them tea.

"Good morning, gentlemen! Welcome to visit our ship. Please forgive me for being late. This is China's candy, white rabbit butterscotch. Please enjoy the' sweetness' brought to you by all our sailors first. I believe that we will happily cooperate with you to complete the import procedures. " As soon as Yang Yi entered the big stage, she called out to several black brothers like reciting lines, pointing to the candy on the stage.

They were amused by Yi Yang's opening remarks, and the atmosphere became lively at once. With a good atmosphere and friendly cooperation, the formalities were successfully completed soon. Yiyang asked the waiter to take two Marlboro cigarettes as gifts for two immigration officials.

It's already noon after all the formalities have been completed, and the immigration officials walked first. The agent still has some loading matters to study with Yiyang. It's already lunch time. Yiyang invited the agent * * * to have lunch, but the agent didn't refuse, and they chatted happily while eating.

"Mr. Deputy, when I first came to your country, the clear and beautiful coastal scenery of your country left me an indelible memory. I guess there will be more beautiful streets and beautiful women in your capital? "

"Mr. Captain, welcome to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. Thank you for your compliment. If the captain is free during the berthing, I can show you around this street.

""thank you, of course, I must ask you to take me. I believe there are more attractions that I can't forget. Come, come, come, eat vegetables! Oh, I'm sorry, you see, all the dishes I gave you were brought from Shanghai, not very fresh. "

"It doesn't matter, I heard that Chinese food is delicious, indeed. Hey! You can eat something here. The food in the market is still very cheap. How about I arrange a supplier for you? "

"suppliers? It's too expensive. I think it's better for sailors to buy their own food. Probably your system will not limit it! "

"There won't be any restrictions, but if someone takes it and the security on the street is not very good, you will be in trouble."

"Then I have to turn to you. Your country has a vast ocean. I don't think there will be less seafood! " Yiyang intentionally or unintentionally led him to the theme of buying food.

"Seafood? You like seafood, ok, I'll take you. " At this time, the agent readily promised to provide his tool car for free. Yi Yang didn't expect him to be so frank and sincere.

Please see the next article for the funeral. The crab is a male, not a female.