The pump for Lifeboat 4’s davit arrived late this morning and has been installed! The sealant/gasket used to install the pump needs to cure in place overnight before filling the hydraulic tank first thing in the morning. After the tank is filled, we can start testing. A USCG inspector will be aboard at 0800 to witness the testing, with the expectation of the ship receiving approval to sail.
If approved to depart, we’ll begin casting off lines around noon on Friday and sail to New York. The TSSOM will take bunkers in New York before departing on Monday morning for Tenerife.
Spain is on the horizon…
Latest 2024 Summer TSSOM Cruise
- Day 49: Palma de Mallorca excursion was a hitOur TSSOM, with its beloved crew, has departed Mallorca, exited the Straits of Gibraltar, and put the balmy Mediterranean Sea in our wake. We are pitching and rolling in the Northern Atlantic Ocean yet again. While enjoying our port stay in Palma, some of us embarked on an excursion, altruistically assembled by Chief Warrant Officer […]
- Day 48: Back through the StraitToday, we are headed back through the Strait of Gibraltar and the Pillars of Hercules. While I’m on yeoman duty today, the first time we passed through here I was standing watch on the bridge. After experiencing the excitement of steering, witnessing the 2/C muster up the confidence to navigate us through, and seeing us […]
- Day 41: Greetings from the MediterraneanAfter departing Santa Cruz de Tenerife on Tuesday, we made our way up the coast of Africa and through the Straight of Gibraltar during lunch yesterday. Many people came out on deck to get pictures of Morocco on our starboard side and Spain on our port. Passing through the Pillars of Hercules gave the deck […]
- Day 37: Puerto de Santa Cruz de TenerifeThe TSSOM finally made it to our first international port of call, and first port of call besides our unplanned one where we started in Castine and sailed for several days. Arriving to Tenerife was an interesting process as Delta Company was on watch. This proved to be a fantastic learning opportunity for the junior […]
- Canary Island Wildlife and Landscapes in Photos
- Day 34: We See Land!
