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Reports written by Susan
Wels
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Images produced by Matt Tulloch | |||
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Monday, August 17, 1998
"Presently the work of transfer was ended, the tenders cast off, and at 1:30 p.m., with the screws churning up the sea bottom again, the Titanic turned slowly...and then steamed rapidly away from Queenstown..."
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 On
this overcast morning, there was a lot more traffic than usual in our floating
city on the sea. Zodiacs were cutting across the grey water from one expedition
ship to another, transferring passengers and gear to and from the Abeille
Supporter, the Ocean Voyager, the Petrel 5 and the Nadir.We’ve just finished the first leg of the ’98 Titanic expedition. So today, three ships, including the Nadir, are traveling northwest to St. John’s, Newfoundland, while the Abeille Supporter sets out due west for Boston. Personally, I’m looking forward to putting my feet down on a hard surface that doesn’t rise up to meet me—though I’ve gotten pretty good at shifting my center of gravity every second and a half. Aside from making a few phone calls and stocking up on Diet Pepsi and other critical supplies, I won’t have much time to get used to life on land again. We’ll be in St. John’s less than 24 hours—then it’s out to the Titanic site again for two more weeks on the Atlantic. We’ll be in port just long enough for the Nadir to reprovision its galley with kiwi fruit, artichokes, smoked salmon, frog legs, Canadian lobster and other necessaries. After all, food is important for morale, and the morale on the Nadir, so far, is pretty good. |
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for example, our chef cuisinier, Jean-J | ||||