I woke up to the sound of silence. We were on halt. I quickly jumped out of the
bed and went to search for my chief engineer.
On my way to the engineroom, Karl stopped me.
- Why aren´t we moving!?
- Chief reported that the port-side diesel has a minor leak on the fuelpipe, Karl
answered.
- Very well, next time wake me up!
I stumbled my way to the engineroom and saw Fritz working on the leaking pipe.
- How bad is it?, I asked Fritz.
- Don´t worry, Herr Kaleun. It´s almost done. We are ready to continue in less than
15 minutes.
- Good job, Fritz. Let me know, when we are ready.
After 20 minutes, Fritz reported that the leak was patched and that we can start the
engines. I gave the command to return to course at standard speed.
I climbed up to the conning tower. Skies were lighten up already. Couple of kilometers
behind us was a lone merchant, gently breaking the surface of the water. I zoomed in to
it, to see who our guest was. The ship was waving a Swedish flag.
I returned below the decks and went to my corner. The clock was 05:47.
|