The waiting at Labuan has been so stressful, If the anchorage had been safe and secure I would be in a completely different state of mind. Anyway, eager to remove myself from this place I bought a few last-minute fresh food items and without regret sailed out from Labuan. Both Truce and I happy to be back in clean waters and heading northwards up the coast.
FOUND AN UNCHARTED SHALLOW PATCH
Whoa! Something wrong, immediately I put the engine in neutral and looked over the side. Amazingly, I could see the coral bottom, very close on the starboard side. The port side seemed clear. I put the helm hard to port and immediately got back into deep water.