Sailing to Sitka

Sailing to Sitka

July 15, 2019

We sailed from Ketchikan to Sitka last night, arriving at 8 am. It was smooth and quiet except for the emergency alarm (7 short blasts followed by 1 long one) that went off at 3:37 am. 

“This is the watch commander. We have sounded the first alarm. Please stay calm and in your staterooms while the situation is assessed.”

Then, “First responders report to deck C, forward elevators.”

Hmmm. The boat is still moving, the seas are nonexistent, we have electricity and water and the toilet flushes. That checks all the boxes for us.

A few minutes after that, “This is the captain speaking.” (Uh oh) “A smoke alarm went off in one of the mechanical closets. There is no fire. My apologies for this disruption.”

And so back to bed.

Everyone was a little bleary-eyed at breakfast, but soldiering on. No harm, no foul.