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8 Beaufort in the Aegean sea (video)

The following video was sent to Voice of Greece by Captain Giannis Kougioumtzoglou.

It was taken on M/V MONTECRISTO in January 2021 in the North Aegean, with south winds at 8 Beaufort.

The 170.00 ton ship was carrying iron ore and was coming from the port of Yuzny in Ukraine.
His destination was China’s Qingdao via the Suez Canal.

Voice of Greece thanks him very much and wishes him ”Fair Winds and Following Seas”!!

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