Information
Vessel:
Amaltal Explorer
Report (sitrep) ID:
19183
Universal time (UTC):
03:00
Australian time (AEST):
14:00
Position:
63° 44′ S, 154° 40′ E
Heading:
040 degrees
Speed:
9.6 kn
Distance in last 24 hours:
111 NM
Weather conditions:
Wind - East North Easterly 10 knots, swell south low westerly at 1-2 m, Cloudy, Sea Fog, light snow
Air temperature:
−2.4 °C
Sea conditions:
moderate
Sea temperature:
−0.5 °C
Comments
Hi All,
A quiet day on the whale patrol, with small numbers of animals sighted, mainly humpbacks. We continue to track east along the edge of the fraying ice pack as we make our way slowly towards the Balleney Islands. We continue to drop sonobuoys every 30nm as we go, not much blue whale activity going on other than the group we were with to the north west late last week.
All is well onboard.
Until Tomorrow,
Regards Chris, Margaret, and the VWhales Team
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