At Sea, Mumbai photos

I sit at my desk as we make our way towards Muscat, Oman where we arrive later today.  Having departed Mumbai and cleared the buoyed channel, we increased speed to make our ETA and to reach a suitable speed for crossing the High Risk Area.  

This is part of the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea designated as an area where ‘pirate’ attacks used to be prevalent, back in the ‘bad old days’.  Fortunately, due to the presence of warships from various nations and some military action on the offenders, such attacks have decreased enormously. Nevertheless, only last week a small coastal tanker was hijacked, only to be released 4 days later.  

There are Best Management Practices’ to be followed and precautions taken by individual vessels.  I do the same as I have done since 2102, when I first started Grand World Voyages on the “Amsterdam”; razor-wire slung overside, water-cannon rigged and Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRADs)) mounted and ready.  We carried out a drill for guests and crew, the day after leaving Mumbai, so that all are aware of what to do.

We report our position every 6 hours to the Military and this morning, we have sighted 2 warships in our vicinity, always giving me a ‘warm, fuzzy’ feeling 🙂 .  

From Oman, we continue in the HRA until well north in the Red Sea, so we have a few days of it yet.  I mentioned in my last post from Mumbai that Karen was ashore and she had taken her camera; pleasingly she had quite a few and I post a selection including by now regular, time-lapse of our departure.

 

I and one of the ship’s agents

The intrepid Indian police security, checking passes….

The docks are a picture of cleanliness…….

Never mind the gross weight capacity…..

The centre of Mumbai

Aha, I knew she’d find a market somewhere

A moped built for two? Well, 3 in this case…..

The Great Punjab Hotel, somehow I don’t think this one will feature in Travel mags…

Many guests use this pharmacy, the “Royal Medico”; prices are ridiculously cheap for the same medicines you pay an arm and a leg for in Europe and the U.S.  (Forgive the pun )

🙂

Karen and Laura went out for dinner with friends, to one of the best, (if not the best) restaurant in Mumbai. “Trishnas” specialises in seafood and this crab is about to get its dipping before being served with butter and garlic. I am told it was out of this world.

Finally, a photo of our lovely ship, berthed in Mumbai.

3 thoughts on “At Sea, Mumbai photos”

  1. We so continue to enjoy our vicarious trip around the world. Ever thankful to you, Jonathan and Karen.

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