Approaching Iron Gate II
We are getting close to the lock “Iron Gate II”. The captain of the convoys asks me to call the lock on the VHF, to ask if we can pass together with the convoy, alongside Mercur 205, but they won’t answer me. When they call from Mercur 205 in Roman it is no problem and we go through. The lock measures: Length 310m, Width 34m, Height 8m. The convoy just about fits in.
Today the weather has improved, it is hot. Ca 30 degrees and we have to fill buckets from the river and pour over us to cool down and get shower as well. We are not spoiled with hot showers and clean clothes.
We steam on towards Turnu-Severin and there we stop as Mercur is changing the crew and as well as changing some barges. We take the opportunity to fill up our supplies as they are more or less run out.
The new captain, who speaks German – the only one speaking something but Rumanian in the new crew on Mecur allows us to continue with them and as soon as they get going we moor alongside them again.
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