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We made good progress yesterday and were lucky enough to see three Humpback Whales cruise past us as we steamed for the second ARP. In the late afternoon we sighted the ice edge and then ran parallel to it for a few hours. By late evening we entered the pack in fading light with an escort of Cape Petrels. The ship’s three spotlights showed the way ahead as we threaded through though ice and many enjoyed the spectacular scenery with a Leopard Seal lying on a floe that passed the ship. Overnight we continued through the ice towards the mooring and arrived on site at 0700. We found ourselves in 4/10 ice cover at the mooring site and after some deliberation decided to bring the ARP up. John sent the launch signal and again we watched the depth reduce from 2600m as we waited expectantly. John and Simon counted down the depth as Gerry again had us expertly within cooee of the mooring as it popped up. We were nervous it may come up and be stuck under some ice, however it broke the surface and for the second time Kim’s eagle eye spotted it first. Trent, Ken and Keith then swiftly launched in the small boat and had the mooring secured. The crew then swung the ARP onto the ship and recovered the small boat. As I write we have just set course for Zongshan and our next task. As Spylor would say “Look we found it”. Yours Aye Robb and Simon
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A map showing Australia and Antarctica. The map shows the journey of one voyage that has occured in the season, with each route highlighted in a distinct colour.