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pos: 11 09.896n 166 53.529e
w: Wind SE 12kt, sea 1.25m E, Clouds 20%, Bar 1009, Temp Air 32c Sea 29c
d: 01/04/18 14:29 UTC
Moved inside the lagoon to Rongelap Island, the main habitation for this atoll. Anchored off the municipal dock. Population about 30-40 workers building new homes for the former displaced inhabitants. A modern ghost town, complete with an empty resort, wonderful concrete roads and paved airport with new terminal, (but no air service) 24/7 electricity (free) and RO water (free).
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There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.