BETWEN SPACE AND TIME - MY JOURNEYTHROUGH INDIAN OCEAN BY OLADOKUIN SULAIMAN

Do you know Bombay and Indian ocean

Following the ship passage from Suez Canal, we hit Indian Ocean, heading to Bombay. As usual, solitude moment of dynamic island moving in the huge mass of water, made by the most high to be under our power, because of HIS love from human. Sometime the more we reason the less we understand, however bless will always be for those who put trust in God. Normally, there is no much work to do when we are at sea, but before set sail, there always a lot of maintenance work to balance the systems and make sure the ship can sustain the environment. According to international maritime organization safety of life at sea convention, parts of the ship that get more influence from environmental load require periodic inspections which is followed by certification and part that are very important are required to be duplicated or have auxiliaries. Parts that cannot get regular maintenance due to accessibility are sent for dry-docking or underwater maintenance- all this in the name of safety which there is no compromise for as small mistake could lead to accident that will affect the environment for ever.

Depending on what the ship is carrying, the ship must ballast from time to time to maintain stability, even thus this actions towards good course, issue of bio- versification has raised new philosophy in doing this, because time discovered that wild and aggressive species are actually being transported to species that live near the coast causing a large disturbance in ecosystem- this one example of the reason why everything we do today we must take a lot of things under risk consideration.



We sail in the blue we have spent our days in the company of hundreds of bow-wave riding, ocean-swell surfing, pan-tropical, spotted dolphins. At night, the familiar squeaks, and clicks of pilot whales fill the early morning watch hours. As anyone who has ever experienced blue-water sailing knows, there is nothing more serene yet awe-inspiring than cutting through ocean swells. On clear, calm mornings before dawn, we see where the ocean meets the sky, a dazzling, serene, mirrored sky and seascape. The stars flicker above, their reflections dance on the sea surface among legions of tiny phosphorescent creatures that blink on and off, while the chattering of dolphins surrounds. During these moments, I believe it would be impossible, even for the most boundless imagination, to conjure up a more beautiful setting.

It is primal Nature that carries us towards our destination-a destination that surely cannot rival the pleasure of the journey. We sailed until we reach Bombay in India, Bombay is nice , very crowded market and activities everywhere, is quite a fast city – you can get cheap manufactured good there , but make sure you ask your conscience if the people that made were actually exploited , this is normal any every populated states-I say this planet is so blessed and everything is placed under us to managed, we define everything, some find certainty to follow the right , other follow dogmatically . As usual every places on earth look the same, thus the uniqueness and way of life that evolved from the common basic way of life is always a point of difference and of course the level of organization and how much people care for themselves, how much do people know about what we are created for. Every where you see the poor the rich, the supper rich, is all amazing and deep think over them, runs tears in yours, that see the might y work of a creation, everything stands as a big sign interpreting unique communication about how great God is and how HE love human .what happened Bombay I will not say more than this conclusion(you can ask me thus..huh)


According to wikipadia this Bombay

Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई,IPA:/'mumbəi/ (help·info), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, also it is the most populous city in the world with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006).[1] Mumbai is located on Salsette Island, off the west coast of Maharashtra. Along with its neighbouring suburbs, it forms the world's sixth most populous metropolitan area with a population of about 20 million. The city has a deep natural harbour and the port handles over half of India's passenger traffic and a significant amount of cargo.Mumbai is the commercial and entertainment capital of India, and houses important financial institutions, such as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and the corporate headquarters of many Indian companies. Mumbai has attracted migrants from all over India because of the immense business opportunities, and the relatively high standard of living, making the city a potpourri of various communities and cultures. The city is home to India's Hindi film and television industry, known as Bollywood. Mumbai is also one of the rare cities to accommodate a national park, the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, within its city limits.



Let us have a look at Indian Ocean:


The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean). Four critically important access waterways are the Suez Canal (Egypt), Bab el Mandeb (Djibouti-Yemen), Strait of Hormuz (Iran-Oman), and Strait of Malacca (Indonesia-Malaysia). The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Indian Ocean south of 60 degrees south latitude.






Covering about 26,000,000 square miles (67,450,000 square kilometres), It is roughly triangular in shape and over 6,000 miles wide at its widest point. It joins the Atlantic on one side, to the Pacific on the other, while the waters to the south are the frigid waters of the Antarctic Ocean. The Indian Ocean is strikingly different from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in that it does not reach north into cold polar waters. In fact very little of it is in the northern hemisphere, as the Northern Indian Ocean is blocked by Asia and India. This results in interplay between land and sea that has a dramatic impact on its climate. It has such beguiling diversity of undersea environments ranging from mountains to deep trenches, to coral reefs and atolls, to mangrove swamps and the deep, life-filled blue waters in between, there is still much for humans to learn about this beautiful ocean.

Location:body of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia, and Australia



Geographic coordinates: 20 00 S, 80 00 E
Area:Total: 68.556 million sq km
note: includes Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Flores Sea, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Java Sea, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Savu Sea, Strait of Malacca, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Area - comparative: about 5.5 times the size of the US
Coastline: 66,526 km
Climate:northeast monsoon (December to April), southwest monsoon (June to October); tropical cyclones occur during May/June and October/November in the northern Indian Ocean and January/February in the southern Indian Ocean
Terrain: surface dominated by counterclockwise gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the southern Indian Ocean; unique reversal of surface currents in the northern Indian Ocean; low atmospheric pressure over southwest Asia from hot, rising, summer air results in the southwest monsoon and southwest-to-northeast winds and currents, while high pressure over northern Asia from cold, falling, winter air results in the northeast monsoon and northeast-to-southwest winds and currents; ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Indian Ocean Ridge and subdivided by the Southeast Indian Ocean Ridge, Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, and Ninetyeast Ridge
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Java Trench -7,258 m
highest point: sea level 0 m
Natural resources: oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules
Natural hazards: occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches
Environment - current issues: endangered marine species include the dugong, seals, turtles, and whales; oil pollution in the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea
Geography - note: major chokepoints include Bab el Mandeb, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, southern access to the Suez Canal, and the Lombok Strait
Economics: The Indian Ocean provides major sea routes connecting the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. It carries a particularly heavy traffic of petroleum and petroleum products from the oilfields of the Persian Gulf and Indonesia. Its fish are of great and growing importance to the bordering countries for domestic consumption and export. Fishing fleets from Russia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan also exploit the Indian Ocean, mainly for shrimp and tuna. Large reserves of hydrocarbons are being tapped in the offshore areas of Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, and Western Australia. An estimated 40% of the world's offshore oil production comes from the Indian Ocean. Beach sands rich in heavy minerals and offshore placer deposits are actively exploited by bordering countries, particularly India, South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
Ports and terminals: Chennai (Madras; India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Durban (South Africa), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kolkata (Calcutta; India) Melbourne (Australia), Mumbai (Bombay; India), Richards Bay (South Africa)
This where 11 month sailing ends( from far east to senegal through atlantic ocean to brazil argentina- trhough atalantic ocean and the black sea to canary island,turkey, geogia,- through mediteranian and the red sea to gilbrata, syria, cairo, through indian ocean to bombay) it was a great experience of a lifetime, I respect a lot of what man has built and do , but life could be better than this if we have all cooperated and incorporated more goodwill among ourselves. The stink of slavery cooperation and colonization built on lies never escape the soul the stink of today and future evil. Yet they say, when there is hope there is life it is incumbent for us to be reasonable from now or what is bad get worst regarding the state of the planet. The age of awareness and sensitive is a chance for us to practice vision, courage and connection. Time has come for humanity to trust ourselves, and implement great idea of “laissez faire” has God has used as example of freedom, without trust what do we have?

Again everything boils down to where stated, we are created in differences to know one another better, I can imagine if we are all the same can we ever experience the taste or sweetness of love? Our differences are avenue by the creature. To make a short live in life sweet and enjoyable for us. Traveling has been able to help me to reduce the difference between human – every I go , no matter what their color is ,I fit in , they accept me , this equally make conclude that , is not we go that matter is who we are , and how we comport ourselves. And the respect we give to people – Newton did not lie that every action is follow by a reaction – his theory is never limited to machine only but also to human .I signed off the ship , flew back to see my familly in 1999, ah....ha...get some holidays elsewhere -

I will introduce the city where i statted and the atlantic ocean then. Next , I will start with my journey in the pacific ocean.

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