Semakau Round 2

Shawn/ August 9, 2013/ Luring, saltwater, Shorecasting, Southern Islands/ 2 comments

There was quite a lot of chatter about Pulau Semakau and hot off the heels of a very hectic three weeks, this trip was a no brainer. Unfortunately, I’ve forgotten most of what happened. Maybe I should start writing things down? haha. As usual, timing was key. I managed to hit my first barracuda and I believe a grouper on

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Ops Kilo Tango. 2nd Luring Trip of the year.

Shawn/ August 9, 2013/ freshwater, Luring, Singapore/ 0 comments

My second luring trip of the year happened at the end of April. As usual, the usual spot, with the usual lure caught the usual fish. The only unusual thing was that any semblance of a trail had disappeared. Nigel and me had been through this before but this time, the weeds had really grown out and both Nigel and

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(Another) Collision in Sinki Fairway

Shawn/ March 14, 2013/ Boating, News, Singapore/ 0 comments

COLLISION IN SINKI FAIRWAY At 1200 hrs (Singapore time) on 13 March 2013, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report of a collision between an Antigua and Barbuda-registered container ship “BOSUN” and a harbourcraft SC3566E in Sinki Fairway about 7km southwest of Pasir Panjang Terminal. There were 2 persons on board the harbourcraft, which sank following

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