Information
Vessel:
Report (sitrep) ID:
16320
Universal time (UTC):
00:45
Australian time (AEST):
11:45
Position:
66° 30′ S, 146° 23′ E
Distance in last 24 hours:
77 NM
Weather conditions:
clear, sunny, 11 knot southerly wind
Air temperature:
−17.5 °C
Sea conditions:
calm
Sea temperature:
−1.87 °C
Comments
A mechanical problem with one of the helicopters effectively grounded us yesterday and this morning, but we're hopeful of having that sorted out early this afternoon. Managed to get all the biologists out collecting on a substantial floe last night, adjacent to iceberg A-4 which was pretty spectacular. They finished just after midnight this morning, and we steamed to our current location, awaiting the engineer working on the aircraft. Bios happy and working on their samples, weather holding, hoping to get the glacio-team happy by days end. REGARDS Dug
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