Information
Vessel:
Report (sitrep) ID:
16709
Universal time (UTC):
04:30
Australian time (AEST):
00:00
Position:
60° 9′ S, 122° 39′ E
Heading:
335
Speed:
5.0 kn
Distance in last 24 hours:
207 NM
Weather conditions:
mist, 8/8 low cloud, wind 340/35 kt
Air temperature:
+0.6 °C
Sea conditions:
2.5 m confused, swell 320/7.0 m
Sea temperature:
−0.9 °C
Comments
Left the main body of the ice yesterday afternoon, although we were still encountering ice bands until this morning as we travelled eastward. Uncomfortable seas and now tracking north around the back of a low pressure system. Passengers quiet but all surviving. REGARDS Ian and Vicky
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