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2145, Thursday, June 29, 2023
Beside me and my windswept hair in the photo above is new crew member Mory Creighton. Mory arrived at about 1:45 am today at the St. John's airport; his flight had been delayed due to a combination of weather and smoke from the ongoing Canadian wildfires. My brother Bob flew out of St. John's at 6:30 am. Needless to say, none of us got much sleep. Mory will be a superb and skilled shipmate. We grew up together sailing one design sailboats out of the Manchester Yach Club.
I took Moey to Signal Hill, above St. John's Harbour after dinner this evening. The spot never disappoints. Behind us in the photo is the amazing natural harbor, filled with service vessels for the offshore drill rigs and a wide array of Canadian Coast Guard vessels painted in the traditional red. The photo below shows the stunning view off St. John's with Cape Spear in the distance - the easternmost point of land in North America.
There seemed to be more Coast Guard vessels in the harbor than usual. Some had likely been part of the recent search for the Titan submersible that was lost while diving to the Titanic. Mory and I also walked the harbor waterfront and noticed the massive, blue Horizon Arctic vessel with two cranes on her expansive deck. This is the vessel that just brought back the remnants of the Titan submersible, along with human remains. Offloading took place here yesterday morning in St. John's. She is an impressive vessel, as shown in the photo below. She had also served as a service vessel for the small sub on previous dives.
Mory and I plan to sail north on Saturday morning. The boat is all ready and fully provisioned. We are having one last visit from Jesse, my diesel mechanic, on Friday morning to check a small issue with the engine's fresh water cooling system. o really, Tazzarin is in excellent condition. The waters two days north of here still seem to have lots of icebergs!
Bill
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