Journal Entry  -  October 3, 1999  -  Day 22

Sunday Morning Position Report
8:00 a.m., Mountain Daylight Time
Latitude:

16 Degrees, 37 Minutes North

Longitude:

101 Degrees, 11 Minutes West

Days Run:

61 Nautical Miles

Speed:

5.08 Knots (Average)  running at reduced speed due to a fixed ETA of October 16 at the Panama Canal.

Total Run This Leg:  1,444 Nautical Miles
Total Average Speed:  5.22 Knots
Hours / Days This Leg:  276.5 Hours, 11.52 Days
Distance To Go This Leg:  1,503.7 Nautical Miles
Estimated Time Of Arrival:  7:00 a.m., Saturday, October 16
Present Course:  117 Degrees, Southeasterly
Winds:  Northwest at 15 Knots
Seas:  3 Feet
Swells:  8 Feet from the South-Southwest
Barometric Pressure:  1010 Millibars
Air Temperature:  82 Degrees
Sea Temperature:  82 Degrees
Visibility:  10 Miles
Skies:  Cloudy
Sea Floor:  The ocean depth at this point is 2,685 Fathoms or 16,110 Feet

Position:  USS New Jersey is now 39 Miles South of the Mexican coastline, about halfway between the resort areas of Ixtapa and Acapulco.

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Submitted by Bob Wernet onboard the Sea Victory.

 

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