04JUL2018

Location: Gulf of Mexico South of Mobile, AL, and anchored offshore of Pensacola, MS;

Events: I worked with the A/B Tankerman during the 1^st watch chipping and grinding some hand rails on the aft of the barge, and eventually we set anchor outside Pascagoula. We had yet another drill today, this one for abandoning ship. The 2^nd watch was uneventful aside from eventually pulling up anchor and heading in to the channel.

Things learned about vessel/barge: nothing new.

Classroom information application(s): Nothing Applicable.

Supplemental Information: It was a hot 4^th of July, and while everyone back home was getting drenched from the shore side rain that came from the East, we were well south of it and it was a pretty day over all. The drill today was the 3^rd in the last 4 days which I don’t understand why, but oh well. It did turn into a bitch fest which was annoying, but these things happen I suppose. I got a big chunk of the Equipment Report last night, just need a few things from the wheelhouse and captain. While I didn’t get to see any fireworks up close, several local towns were visible in the distance and another big storm coming in from offshore put on one hell of a light show.

Rules of the Road Scenarios? Anchor lighting and day shapes.