Information

Report (sitrep) ID:
19465
Universal time (UTC):
04:00
Australian time (AEST):
15:00
Position:
59° 16′ S, 86° 45′ E
Heading:
046
Speed:
12.0 kn
Distance in last 24 hours:
285 NM
Weather conditions:
Overcast, snow and sleet occasionally. Wind 20-25 knots NE
Air temperature:
−0.6 °C
Sea conditions:
NE swell, 2m rising.
Sea temperature:
−0.13 °C

Comments

Awoke to sleet and snow this morning, but apart from a few bergs on the radar and the occasional bergy bit and growler, not much ice. The decision was made to go from “icebreaking” mode back to “transit” mode. No sooner was the button pushed, than out of the gloom appeared a band of messy icy rubble containing first and multi-year sea-ice, bergy bits, and some sizeable growlers. Back to “icebreaking” mode we went…

Since then we’re back in mostly open water, but the weather has continued to deteriorate, and the barometer is on the way down again (currently 967 hPa… and looks like it may be bottoming out). We had our usual Saturday muster this morning, but stayed indoors due to the conditions on deck. Note our next waypoint: we’re on the long run “across the paddock” home now…

All the best, Doug and Dave

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