ATLANTIC CROSSING: Losing our Satellite Communications in the middle of the Ocean

The one thing that is guaranteed to happen on an offshore passage this long, is that stuff is going to break. Our job before departure is to have a solid risk management plan, making sure that we either have redundancy in case of a critical system failure, as well spare parts or tools to repair anything that could break.
We’ve had a great passage since we left Bermuda with no incidents to report until this morning at 3:45 AM.
Whenever I take over a watch from Ryan, I do not set an alarm, as I enjoy having him waking me up with a cuddle (yes I am that kind of person), and he sometimes let me sleep a little longer than planned.
But there was no extra sleep or cuddle this morning when he came to wake me up. Instead, the first thing he told me is: “We have lost the Iridium Go.”
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