Information
Vessel:
Amaltal Explorer
Report (sitrep) ID:
19189
Universal time (UTC):
03:00
Australian time (AEST):
14:00
Position:
64° 32′ S, 168° 7′ E
Heading:
357 degrees
Speed:
10.2 kn
Distance in last 24 hours:
124 NM
Weather conditions:
Wind - West North westerly at 15 knots, swell westerly at 3-5 m, Heavy Overcast, occasional light snow.
Air temperature:
−0.0 °C
Sea conditions:
moderate
Sea temperature:
−1.3 °C
Comments
Hi All,
Another busy day chasing blue whales in the southern ocean; overnight we again followed up some acoustic detections and by early afternoon we were back with a new group of 4 whales. Unfortunately as the action was getting thick, a snow storm rolled in and destroyed visibility so we had to stop until it cleared. We are now back on the acoustic bearing and looking out for them again - they can't be too far away.
All is otherwise well.
Until Tomorrow,
Regards Chris, Margaret, and the VWhales Team
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