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Freighter Odyssey by Dale Stenseth

Freighter Odyssey is now available as an eBook at the Amazon Kindle Store.

The paperback version is available at Hennepin County Library.

We were chased by pirates 2 nights in a row, but our alert navigation officers successfully out-ran them.
3/20/09 The text for my book Freighter Odyssey - Around the world in 130 Days was uploaded to the printer.
3/23/09 Uploaded the images for the cover.
4/10/09 Received books.
6/24/09 Second printing received.
6/17/11 Uploaded to the Amazon Kindle Store.

Reading List - Good books for world travelers that I read before, during, and after the trip.
Engine pictures - Many more pictures are coming after I am finished with the book and the presentations.

Actual Itinerary: Oct. 18, 2008-Feb. 21, 2009

Day	Date	Position	Ports visited	Possible ports
1-4	10/16 10/19/08	30°N 95°W	Embark, Houston, USA
5-7	10/20 10/22/08	30°N 90°W	New Orleans, LA
10-13	10/24 10/26/08	27°N 80°W	West Palm Beach, FL	Savannah
14-19	10/28 11/2/08	40°N 75°W	Philadelphia, PA	Newport News; Camden, NJ; NYC
19-27	11/3- 11/10/08		Atlantic Ocean crossing
28-35	11/11- 11/19/08	51°N 4°E	Antwerp, Belgium	Immingham/Liverpool, UK
36-41	11/20- 11/25/08	53°N 9°E	Hamburg, Germany
42-49	11/26- 12/3/08		North Sea, English Channel, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea
50-51	12/4- 12/5/08	31°N 32°E	Suez Canal passage
52-62	12/6- 12/16/08		Red Sea, Indian Ocean passage
62-63	12/16- 12/17/08	6°S 107°E	Jakarta, Indonesia	Chennai, India; Surabaya, Indonesia; Tanjumg Jati, Indonesia
65-67	12/19- 12/21/08	1°N 103°E	Singapore
69-71	12/23- 12/25/08	13°N 100°E	Laem Chabong, Thailand	Ko Sichang/Maptaphut, Thailand
73-75	12/27- 12/29/08		Ho Chi Minh City, VN	Phu My/Haiphong, Viet Nam
76-78	12/30/08- 1/1/09	22°N 114°E	Hong Kong	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
80-82	1/3- 1/5/09	31°N 121°E	Shanghai, China
84-89	1/7- 1/12/09	39°N 121°E 31°N 118°E	Dalian, China Xingang, China	Qingdao, China; Yangpu/Fangcheng, China
90-91	1/13- 1/14/09	31°N 121°E	Shanghai, China	Inchon/Onson/Ulsan, S.Korea; Masan, South Korea
94-96	1/17- 1/19/09	35°N 136°E	Nagoya, Japan	Kobe, Japan
97-99	1/20- 1/22/09	33°N 130°E	Nagasaki, Japan	Yokohama, Japan; Ishigaki/Hitachi, Japan
100-119	1/23- 2/10/09	North to 31°N 132°E to 81°W	Pacific Ocean crossing	Long Beach, CA; San Diego, CA
120	2/11/09	9°N 79°W	Panama Canal passage
121-123	2/12- 2/14/09		Caribbean Sea; Gulf of Mexico
124	2/15/09	29°N 95°W	Galveston, TX	Freeport, TX
126-128	2/17- 2/19/09	30°N 90°W	New Orleans, LA
130	2/21/09	30°N 95°W	Houston, TX	Disembark

Freighter Cruise Links

My Freighter Blog
Fellow Passenger George Klucsarits' Freighter Blog
Carleli's Freighter Blog
Rickmers MCC page & link
Rickmers Jakarta - Picture & position data
Instructions: This functionality uses the Purple-Finder service. Java add-ins must be installed and enabled on your computer. Click on the world map. Click on Quick map. Select Asset name 'Rickmers Jakarta'. Render.
Rickmers-Linie - Click on Schedules & Routes
Maris Freighter & Specialty Cruises - The October 2009 issue is about the Rickmers Pearl String Service
Freighter World
Travel Tips
Internet guide to freighter cruises
Escape Artist - Freighter Cruises