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The ship will most likely utilise the anchorage facilities not entering harbour as the ship's draft is 12m & cargo pier max depth 9.1 m.

Freeport Harbour facts

Water Depth
Cargo Pier: 26 - 30 feet 7.1 - 9.1 meters
Anchorage: 76 feet - OVER 23.2m - OVER

Stena IceMax
Dimensions/ Loading
Length 228m
Breadth 42m
Operating Draft 12m

Monday 14th Dec 2020. 00.02 am
Source; Satellite (EA8RH)

Status Underway Using Engine
Speed/Course 7 knots/267 deg
Weather
Wind 9 Knots
Wind Direction: 144deg.SE
Temp 26C
Distance to Freeport Grand Bahamas 219 Nautical Miles
ETA Freeport if ship speed average 7 knots 15th Dec 07.16 am
Lat. 25.875 N
Long.-74.8675 W
Satellite MAP location
https://tinyurl.com/yxa78y5p

Stena IceMax arrival Freeport listed 15th Dec 7.00 am
https://www.vesselfinder.com/ports/FREEPORT-BAHAMAS-5144

Sunday 13th Dec 2020. 9.02 am
Source; Satellite (EA8RH)

Status Underway Using Engine
Speed/Course 8 knots/266 deg
Weather
Wind 17 Knots
Wind Direction: 125deg.SE
Temp 25C
Distance to Freeport Grand Bahamas 329 Nautical Miles
ETA Freeport if ship speed average 8 knots 15th Dec 02.09 am
Lat. 25.59,50 N
Long.-72.44.41 E
Satellite MAP location
https://tinyurl.com/y6axnqsr

Sunday 13th Dec 2020. 00.02 am
Source; Satellite (EA8RH)

Status Underway Using Engine
Speed/Course 7 knots/262 deg
Weather
Wind 19 Knots
Wind Direction: 111deg. ESE
Temp 25C
Distance to Freeport Grand Bahamas 395 Nautical Miles
ETA Freeport if ship speed average 7 knots 15th Dec 8.40 am
Lat. 26.04.33N
Long.-71.26.34W
Satellite MAP location
https://tinyurl.com/y3sbulsv

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The Hot Head Frederick R.M. Smith, QC Being Removed From Detention Center forcibly
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Saturday 12th Dec 2020 9.15 am

Source; Satellite (EA8RH)
Status Underway Using Engine
Speed/Course 7 knots/266 deg
Weather
Wind 16 Knots
Wind Direction: 95deg. East
Temp 24C
Distance to Freeport Grand Bahamas 496 Nautical Miles
ETA Freeport if ship speed average 7 knots 15th Dec 9.01 am
Lat. 26.11.09.2 N
Long.-69.33.52.6 W
Satellite MAP location
https://tinyurl.com/y35khb8o

Thanks Patoir, it should show Friday at 18.01 pm my clerical mistake

AIS satellite back on again after 14-hour break

Thursday 11th Dec 18.01pm
Source; Satellite (EA8RH)
Status Underway Using Engine
Speed/Course 7 knots/267 deg
Weather
Wind 15 Knots
Wind Direction: 86deg. East
Temp 23C
Distance to Freeport Grand Bahamas 605 Nautical Miles
ETA Freeport if ship speed average 7 knots 15th Dec 9.17 am
Lat. 26.1752.2 N
Long.-67.3452.7 W
Satellite MAP location
https://tinyurl.com/yybudxwy

Was Freeport as a destination ever in any company RNS? maybe the Icemax will sail straight to the drilling location because
I read somewhere island demonstrations planned. Therefore arriving off the Cuban coast sensible approach...will find out
soon.

Sorry guys cannot show the latest satellite position for the Stena IceMax it was disconnected at 3.58 am today

A ship’s captain has the discretion to switch the device off under certain circumstances, which has enabled ships to avoid being detected. Shipping sources say commercial vessels can easily switch off their AIS systems in order to conceal their end destinations.
Why ships go dark? there are a few, semi-legitimate reasons why a vessel will intentionally turn off its AIS. A port call in a country where the vessel doesn’t want to be seen – for sanctions. political reasons, facilitating receiving/transferring goods without detection for commercial advantage and also Illegal fishing.

Stena IceMax drillship latest location

Thursday 10th Dec 10.28 pm
Source; Satellite (EA8RH)
Status Underway Using Engine
Speed/Course 7 knots/263 deg
Weather
Wind 7 Knots
Wind Direction: North
Temp 23C
Distance to Freeport Grand Bahamas 756 Nautical Miles
ETA Freeport if ship speed average 7 knots 15th Dec 10.56 am 
Lat. 26.462
Long.-64.796
Satellite MAP location
https://tinyurl.com/y2zz5fyt

Just read CoMan's second post it's hilarious

Some of you guys require to read CoMan's history on here and get an education before you post rubbish
https://www.lse.co.uk/profiles/coman/

If you missed it respected Lse poster CoMan who has years of practical experience through supervising numerous well tests offshore his reply to the question of why Freeport?

I think the 22nd to 24th is realistic for spud. It makes no sense to leave Freeport until all the equipment they need for the top 2 sections of the well are on the rig - ie jetting 36" conductor, and then drilling 26" hole and running and cementing 20" casing. That way they can carry on with spud preparations while sailing to the location, they can't offload boats while they are positioning the rig on the well location so best to get kit on in Freeport.

Most likely the 15th will be an inefficient day as all the contractor personnel they need for drilling (Halliburton, Baker etc) will be joining the rig and going through their safety inductions so they'll probably need another 3 days in Freeport to get everything offloaded and all the bulk materials on that they need. They don't gain anything by leaving early anyway as they have to rig up the mud logging unit and MWD/LWD unit, it's probably a day and half sail to location and a further day and half to deploy transponders and position the rig. They can be running conductor with the jetting assembly while they position the rig so as soon as the rig is positioned they should be pretty much ready to spud by jetting in the conductor. Think that would be around the 22nd or 23rd if everything goes ok.

so thanks to CoMan

Thursday 9th Dec 11.25 am
Stena IceMax Satellite(EA8RH) Atlantic Ocean

Status Underway Using Engine
Speed/Course 7 knots/263deg
Weather
Wind 8 Knots
Wind Direction 337deg NNW
Temp 23C
Distance to Freeport Grand Bahamas 843 Nautical Miles
ETA Freeport 15th Dec 12.11 pm
Map location - Lat. 26.556 Long.-63.179
https://tinyurl.com/yxgfejk4

Wednesday 9th Dec 22.24pm

Stena IceMax Satellite(EA8RH) Atlantic Ocean
Status Underway Using Engine
Speed/Course 7 knots/263deg
Weather
Wind 14 Knots
Wind Direction 251deg WSW
Temp 25C
Distance to Freeport Grand Bahamas 941 Nautical Miles
ETA Freeport 15th Dec 12.58 pm
Map location - Lat. 26.656 Long.-61.432
https://tinyurl.com/yxnlffth

Wednesday 9th Dec 2020
BPC Attorney
Leif Farquharson, attorney and partner at Graham, Thompson & Company, which acts for BPC, in a November 30, 2020, letter to Fred Smith QC, the activists' attorney, argued that the Judicial Review application would "fail at the first hurdle because your clients do not have any arguable case, still less a strongly arguable case".

He added: "Even if there were merit in the proposed grounds for Judicial Review, the claim is long out of time and there is no good reason for an extension....The grounds for your threatened application first arose on February 25, 2020, when the minister made his decision. The decision was publicised at the time.

"BPC relied on the decision. Since February 25, 2020, BPC has entered into dozens of contracts with a variety of well service companies and consultants. A total of $9.1m has been incurred or contracted by BPC following receipt of the EA on February 27, 2020. In addition, its bankers, shareholders and others have relied upon the unchallenged grant of the EA in making economic decisions."

Today's Latest Supreme Court judgments - The Supreme Court
https://www.bahamasjudiciary.com/judgments/

Wednesday 9th Dec 14.01pm

Stena IceMax Satellite(EA8RH) Atlantic Ocean

Status Underway Using Engine
Speed/Course 7 knots/263deg
Weather
Wind 20 Knots
Wind Direction 196 degrees SSW
Temp 25C
Distance to Freeport Grand Bahamas 998 Nautical Miles
ETA Freeport 15th Dec 13.31 pm

Map location - Lat. 26.2736 Long.-60,27
https://tinyurl.com/y4o8c6gz

Wednesday 9th Dec 00.45 am

Stena IceMax Satellite (EA8RH)  Atlantic Ocean

Status Underway Using Engine
Speed/Course 7 knots/266 deg
Weather
Wind 18 Knots
Wind Direction 210 degrees SSW
Temp 25C
Distance to Freeport Grand Bahamas 1107 Nautical Miles
ETA Freeport if ship travelling a 7knots 15th Dec 00.30 am
Map location Lat. 26.834 Long.-58.380
https://tinyurl.com/yyqgmjfl