Information

Report (sitrep) ID:
20021
Universal time (UTC):
04:45
Australian time (AEST):
15:45
Position:
50° 2′ S, 156° 7′ E
Heading:
321
Speed:
12.7 kn
Distance in last 24 hours:
298 NM
Weather conditions:
Cloudy / 35 knots NNE
Air temperature:
12.1 °C
Sea conditions:
SW swell 3m. NE swell 2m. 1m sea. Sea State 8.
Sea temperature:
10.7 °C

Comments

We said farewell to Macca and the winter team yesterday afternoon as the ships horn sounded and a pod of killer whales escorted us out of the bay and away to the North. We had a good night steaming northwards and the sunrise this morning was beautiful behind some alto cumulus cloud. We have 91 expeditioners on board who are getting some well-earned rest, cleaning equipment before bringing it back into mainland Tasmania and writing reports and debriefing the operations of the last 10 days. The weather is building from the North now. Spray is hitting the bridge windows and the ship is regularly shuddering as it punches into the rising sea.

Cheers,

Robb, Nicki, Aaron and Eliza.

Map

180° 170°W 160°W 150°W 140°W 130°W 120°W 110°W 100°W 90°W 80°W 70°W 60°W 50°W 40°W 30°W 20°W 10°W 30°E 40°E 50°E 60°E 70°E 80°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E 150°E 160°E 170°E 80°S 70°S 60°S 50°S 40°S 30°S 20°S 10°S 0°N 10°N 20°N 30°N 40°N 50°N 60°N 70°N 80°N Casey Davis Mawson Macquarie Island Heard Island Fremantle Hobart

A map showing Australia and Antarctica. The map shows the journey of one voyage that has occured in the season, with each route highlighted in a distinct colour.

on