CORBIN FOSS/USS CONSTELLATION – 11/3/2014
November 3, 2014
LATITUDE: 53 03.4 S
LONGITUDE: 73 31.6 W
DISTANCE FROM VALPARAISO: 1490
DISTANCE TO GO: 113
AVERAGE SPEED: 5.1
WEATHER: WIND: NORTHWEST 40 KNOTS: SEAS: NORTHWEST 6′ ; SKY: LOW OVERCAST
TODAY THEY WERE UNDERWAY TO TRANSIT THROUGH 1300 FEET AT THE NARROWEST POINT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 3 TUGS: 1 TAIL BOAT, 2 SIDE BOATS, PLUS THE CAPTAIN LATHAM TOWING WITH THE CORBIN IN FRONT TO GET THEM THROUGH THE TORTUOSO STRAITS.
Incredible task to tow the Constellation along the Tortuoso strait!