Information

Report (sitrep) ID:
17909
Universal time (UTC):
03:00
Australian time (AEST):
14:00
Position:
53° 45′ S, 141° 50′ E
Heading:
286
Speed:
1.2 kn
Distance in last 24 hours:
333 NM
Weather conditions:
overcast, moderate visibility, wind 8 kts from 340T
Air temperature:
6.0 °C
Sea conditions:
2 m W swell
Sea temperature:
5.3 °C

Comments

Awoke to foggy conditions that would have made a mooring recovery difficult, fortunately the fog cleared by the time we arrived at the SAZC mooring. The mooring was released successfully, reaching the surface by about 11:00 and all buoys, lines and instruments were on the deck a little after mid-day. Samples from the mooring are now being processed. We then moved about 3 Nm and have pressure tested equipment to 1000m on the CTD, collected some water samples and are currently deploying the 2nd acoustic mooring for the cetacean monitoring. When that is completed we will commence the 740 Nm transit to the main CEAMARC sampling area on the continental shelf between Dumont D'Urville and the Mertz Glacier. Regards, Martin and Sarah.

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