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Wednesday 25/11/14
Very hot day. Sighted Arabian coast near Aden at noon.
Dropped anchor off the big rock at 4.30. Saw a couple of big sharks. Aden is very dry and barren. It looks like a huge weather beaten ash-heap on the edge of the desert. Not a sign of vegetation anywhere.
Thursday 26/11/14
Steam up at 6 A.M. Whole convoy steamed off again @ 6.30 in the same order as before. Very nice fine day. Hugged the coast all day. Shortly after leaving Aden saw several native settlements on the beaches. Passed Perim about 4.30 P.M. Perim is a low bare brown island with a small harbour protected by breakwater. There
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