Information

Vessel:
Aurora Australis
Report (sitrep) ID:
18700
Universal time (UTC):
05:00
Australian time (AEST):
16:00
Position:
66° 28′ S, 82° 25′ E
Heading:
N/A
Speed:
0.0 kn
Distance in last 24 hours:
0 NM
Weather conditions:
Overcast, blowing snow. Poor visibility in snow, surface and horizon poor in snow. Easterly wind 35-40 knots.
Air temperature:
−3.6 °C
Sea conditions:
Ice
Sea temperature:
−1.8 °C

Comments

An uneventful afternoon and night for us here. A few fleeting moments of clearer conditions yesterday, with even an occasional shaft of sunlight through the torn, speeding clouds. The wind remains a persistent easterly, still hovering around the 30-40 knot mark. We've just clutched in the second engine, to give the bigger local floes around us a nudge, and see what moves where, hoping to open up a way through to the smaller ice nearby. The ship judders and vibrates to life with the extra activity down below in the engine room. There are plenty of expectant eyes on the bridge, hoping to spot some movement in the pack.

REGARDS
Doug, George & Barbara

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