Jocara Newsletter
July 21, 2005

At 14:45 UTC on 20 July Jocara encountered the motor tanker MT 
Shoshangana.  First appearing on radar, she shon a light on us, indicating 
that she had seen us on radar and was looking for visual confirmation.  We 
hailed her on VHF and she responded, which was already a novelty given our 
recent experiences with passing vessels. We explained the cause of our 
lack of navigational lights and she asked if we required assistance!  This 
was becoming surreal!  We shamelessly requested 100 litres of diesel and 
Shoshangana immediately made arrangements for us to come alongside and 
receive 5 jerry containers of fuel, each of 25 litres.  It transpired that 
she had been alerted to our situation by the UK coastguard some 4 or 5 
hours earlier and that she was on the lookout for us.  We exchanged papers 
and separated an hour later.  

We are now motoring directly for Gan with enough fuel to arrive under our 
own steam.

At 00:20 UTC 21 July Jocara was at 0 deg. 53.7'S, 075 deg. 23.1'E, making 
4 kt in near-zero wind from the W, 133 n.m. from the Pass into Addu Atoll, 
leading to Gan.

All now very well on board, with a god night's sleep for the first time in 
a week.  Now begins the process of working out how on earth we proeed from 
Gan, without mast or sails!

The crew of Jocara.

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