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Deployed at sea... January 15, 2009 (0.0263N, 144.6143E)
Today at 10:50 UTC (19:50 local time) on Jan 15, 2009, I was lowered from GLAXINIA and released at sea. Considering the prevailing swells, we had deployed about half mile NW of my target.

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We left Lae... January 13, 2009
Today at around noon local time, GLAXINIA pulled anchor and we left the port of Lae. All that waiting game was over. "Estimated time of arrival, Thursday 1400 hours," announced Captain Hermenio Fota

Now waiting on GLAXINIA... January 11, 2009
On Thursday, we tied alongside the sister ship GLAXINIA to transfer the fishing net in need of mending from our hold. This was a long process, suspended a few times due to heavy rain. Using booms on

Almost done in Lae... January 8, 2009
Tuesday morning I woke up with the siren sound coming from the engine room. These sounded whenever it was time for VANILLA to move. I could feel the gentle rumbling of the chain links coming up one

Arrival at Lae, and about Antipodes... January 5, 2009
We set course due west for Lae by the late morning on Sunday. There was a lightning storm to our south at night making for a good show, which even lit up the skies overhead a few times. The long dec

Interesting start to the New Year... January 4, 2009
On Wednesday as the sun went down, VANILLA passed by the same location where I was last May between Manu Island and the Ninigo Group atolls, where I had come to within 135 nm of the port of Wewak when

About my heroes... (Final Part) January 2, 2009
Personal sacrifice is a strong element in my definition of a hero. There is the conscious choice that such individuals make to dedicate their resources to the betterment of others. These resources a

About my heroes... (Part 2) January 2, 2009
Heroes are those who believe in what we can become. They are the ones who give us a nod when we need that extra push across the threshold, whether it is to make a commitment or to make a decision. T

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