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We left port at 6.30am this morning to a very confused swell stubbornly hanging around after the recent blow. This has tested the sea legs of many on board and we have a few cases of ongoing queasiness which we are tending to with plenty of water and dry crackers. We have deployed four sonobuoys so far as we’ve steamed west towards Cape Jaffa. As yet we have neither heard nor seen any blue whales. However, all our systems and procedures are working well so if any were calling within range we would have detected them. Pete Gill of the aerial survey team called this morning to say they were flying today but as yet we have not had a verbal report of any sightings. We hope to hear from them soon.
We will continue west and deploy another two sonobuoys overnight and then we will turn back east in the morning unless we hear whales to the west. Generally it has been a quiet day on the ocean with few signs of productivity however over the day there have been gannets, shearwaters, skuas, petrels, seals, common dolphins and three species of albatross so there’s still plenty to see.
So other than needing a bit of time to find our sea legs and whales all is well.
REGARDS: Mike
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