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Pete Lau's pictures of Operation DrakeThe Ship![]() During Op Drake Phase 7 taken place in Sulawasi. On land, I'd been participated quite a numbers of wild life survey activities in primary rain forest, such as, water sample collect from lake ____, insect and bat sample collect and treatment from catwalk and traps from tree canopy, heavy stuff delivery to mount ___ and various survey camp sites. On marine, coral reef survey, local fishermen life habit study, with the aids from Aust Air-force to track the sunken ship of Sir France Drake, and at last a lovely seven days voyage form Sulawasi to Jarkarta. ![]() Our mother ship, Eye of the Wind. ![]() EoW taking rest and replenish in port Kendari. ![]() Towing a broken-down local goods ship away from coral reef. ![]() Then we’d a lovely calmly day. ![]() Away form the bridge, the fore deck is a rather relaxed place of working - calm seas provided. ![]() Normally, meals are provided in the upper saloon, with full pleasant and informative view across the sea and the galley. ![]() Still part of the spacious lower saloon, this part later became cabin 10 - and much less spacious. ![]() In the cabin, where people stayed for a couple of weeks or months. Later, these cabins were changed to two beds, a sink and two shelves or lockers - what ever one wants to call it. ![]() We'd chicken for the rest of the days in EoW. Remark by Ray Baldock: The person could be Wandy Swaleswhat and what a great guy he was. He was ex British Army and somehow tied in the John Blashford-Snell. He was sort of chief of the advanced party in Indonesia leading the set up of the camp. He went back to Indonesia running a tour company. He died of a heart attack a few years ago. after living life to the full and on often times on the edge. ![]() And we'd fishes. ![]() ____ with Fredy Wong up on the beam tidy-up the sail nicely, prepare for official visit when entering Jakarta port. ![]() ![]()
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