THE PORTRAIT - M.V. STAR DIEPPE

PACIFIC OCEAN

(right: first video image taken at 12.00 pm CEST)










Place, navigated position during recording
Pacific Ocean
12.00 CEST - Latitude 39,40 N, Longitude 144,59 E
13.00 CEST - Latitude 39,32 N, Longitude 144,43 E

The ship's portrait

Age: 15 years old
Type: general cargo
Mission: transporting cargo
Route: enroute to Sendai, Japan from Vancouver, B.C.
Crew: 21 crew - all Filipino
Life on board: pleasant
Owner: Grieg Shipping, Bergen Norway

Personal commentary
The vessel is in exceptionally good conditions for her age. The crew's quarters are spacious, compared to the other Star Ships and have a lot of spare cabins.
The ocean crossing was fortunately insignificant having encountered no rough weather.

Local time of recording
07.00 pm, 9th Sept. 1995

Camera person
Radio Officer Dominador Viado

Other participating people
Electrician Brick Uson

What does the recording show?
Total darkness

What can be heard?
Engine sound and wind

The exact location of recording
Recording was made on the bridge wing, portside

What is special to the location, why did you choose it?
View of the horizon was perfect when camera was set up with the vessel's railing partly included.

What happened at your ship on the 9th of September?
Nothing unusual.

What happened at your location / part of the ocean on the 9th of September?
Nothing unusual.

What did you do on the day of recording?
Routine: Sent ETA to Agent in Japan, Fiddled with the computer, etc.

What would you normally be doing during the time of recording?
Relaxing

Personal commentary
It was unfortunate that is was almost overcast at the time of recording and only rays of the moon can be seen by the naked eye. The wind at this time was light and the sea, smooth. The sound of the wind picked up by the camera was caused by the vessel's forward motion with about 15 knots. The camera is of the earlier model.

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