GLOVIS SIGMA She continues to make excellent progress - it’s almost as if she is racing PLATINUM RAY to Zeebrugge!
She has about 2625nm to go and by my reckoning she could arrive early but will not beat the PLATINUM RAY.
Her position at midday today is shown on the chart below.
Her ETA in Zeebrugge is late evening of 12 Sep.
I will announce the GLOVIS SIGMA competition winner shortly!
GLOVIS CLIPPER She is making steady progress across the Caribbean towards the Mona Passage and her midday position is shown on the chart below. By tomorrow she will have entered the Atlantic via the passage which is the gap between the Dominican Republic to the west and Puerto Rico to the east.
On the Atlantic side lies the Puerto Rico Trench which is about 8000m deep whereas in the channel it's only about 100m deep. On the Caribbean side it's about 1000m deep. Additionally, there is a significant current that runs from south to north.
This 'shallowness' in the channel can be responsible for some pretty treacherous seas with some horrendously big waves.
It's not something that is too much of a concern for big ships but for smaller vessels the 'dreaded' Mona Passage has a fearsome reputation and navigating it is something that needs careful advanced planning and respect.
It is also the site of a significant British victory in 1782 when British and French warships engaged there.
She is due to arrive in Zeebrugge on 16 Sep which is easily achievable. She is not due to depart until 14:00 on 17 Sep and so if she is coming to Southampton it will be on 18 Sep.
PLATINUM RAY is racing across the Atlantic, her last position report had her speed as 20.6kts!
Her position is shown on the chart below.
She will have noted that Omar is now downgraded to Post Tropical Cyclone, and is approaching her from the south. However at this stage the storm is all but spent and it will just be an area that is a bit windier and she will notice an increase in wave height to 2-3m - I doubt she will need to reduce speed.
Her ETA for Zeebrugge is 0300 on 12 Sep and so we can hope she will pitch up in Southampton around 14th.
Anyway we are witnessing a fast transatlantic crossing from her.
I’m continuing to monitor Newark just in case another shipment appears….
She has about 2625nm to go and by my reckoning she could arrive early but will not beat the PLATINUM RAY.
Her position at midday today is shown on the chart below.
Her ETA in Zeebrugge is late evening of 12 Sep.
I will announce the GLOVIS SIGMA competition winner shortly!
GLOVIS CLIPPER She is making steady progress across the Caribbean towards the Mona Passage and her midday position is shown on the chart below. By tomorrow she will have entered the Atlantic via the passage which is the gap between the Dominican Republic to the west and Puerto Rico to the east.
On the Atlantic side lies the Puerto Rico Trench which is about 8000m deep whereas in the channel it's only about 100m deep. On the Caribbean side it's about 1000m deep. Additionally, there is a significant current that runs from south to north.
This 'shallowness' in the channel can be responsible for some pretty treacherous seas with some horrendously big waves.
It's not something that is too much of a concern for big ships but for smaller vessels the 'dreaded' Mona Passage has a fearsome reputation and navigating it is something that needs careful advanced planning and respect.
It is also the site of a significant British victory in 1782 when British and French warships engaged there.
She is due to arrive in Zeebrugge on 16 Sep which is easily achievable. She is not due to depart until 14:00 on 17 Sep and so if she is coming to Southampton it will be on 18 Sep.
PLATINUM RAY is racing across the Atlantic, her last position report had her speed as 20.6kts!
Her position is shown on the chart below.
She will have noted that Omar is now downgraded to Post Tropical Cyclone, and is approaching her from the south. However at this stage the storm is all but spent and it will just be an area that is a bit windier and she will notice an increase in wave height to 2-3m - I doubt she will need to reduce speed.
Her ETA for Zeebrugge is 0300 on 12 Sep and so we can hope she will pitch up in Southampton around 14th.
Anyway we are witnessing a fast transatlantic crossing from her.
I’m continuing to monitor Newark just in case another shipment appears….
