Information

Report (sitrep) ID:
18628
Universal time (UTC):
01:00
Australian time (AEST):
12:00
Position:
66° 14′ S, 143° 36′ E
Heading:
267
Speed:
9.0 kn
Distance in last 24 hours:
96 NM
Weather conditions:
blowing snow, 28 kn SE winds
Air temperature:
−2.2 °C
Sea conditions:
in ice, slight swell
Sea temperature:
−0.6 °C

Comments

After a busy night for the night shift, with 6 shallow stations completed, we pulled into the lee of an iceberg for a BBQ on the trawl deck. Everyone’s been working hard and it was a good time for a small break. The blowing snow, strong winds and spectacular iceberg off our bow provided a suitably Antarctic setting. The large group of people dressed in overstuffed yellow and black down jackets made it look like the trawl deck had been invaded by a swarm of bees. The first penguins and snow petrels have been sighted, so we must be getting close to Antarctica. We are presently carrying out a bathymetry and ADCP survey across the line of the three moorings we will deploy early on Sunday morning.

Regards

Steve, Fred and Penny

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