[password] SYWHYNOT
[position]39 05s 149 06e
[status] 85nm to deal island, fast but uncomfortable night, very confused seas, will heave to off the island around midnight and go in at daylight
[speed] 8 kn
[heading] 207t
[weather] 25 NE clear skies, Steady Bar, 2 m confused seas
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The sea is the same as it has been since before men ever went on it in boats.