Ostensjo then decided to bring the vessel back to Europe as it continued to chase a charter.
At Labuan in Malaysia, the hull was cleaned by divers, and the vessel and its crew of 17 prepared for departure.
In early March, the hotel ship weighed anchor and set course west and north. We weren’t in a hurry. We planned the voyage for optimal fuel consumption, using mostly just one engine and maintaining a speed of five knots until we rounded South Africa, Brekke said on an account published on the Ostensjo website.
The first leg took the crew to Singapore, where they had planned a changeover.