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We awoke this morning as we again pulled into our parking spot in Buckles Bay. The crew had us anchored off Garden Bay Rocks and ready to go before breakfast. After the morning meetings and toolboxes we swung into action moving cargo out of the forward holds and aft to the heli deck ready to discharge. The helicopters spent a few hours conducting hut resupplies down island while we prepared the ship for the most efficient discharge for the conditions. During the morning LARCs continued to carry cargo to shore and then we called the helicopters out. Two helicopters made short work of our prepared cargo and between watercraft and aviation assets we had soon shifted 89 loads ashore for the day. Fewer in number than yesterday but we were thrilled as this cargo was more difficult to stow and move around the vessel as it was primarily bundles and larger items of building equipment. There was less wildlife around the ship today to entertain us as despite the blue skies and great visibility the wind did make work outside a bit less pleasant than in previous days. We've been fortunate that the wind direction and swell have been fairly favorable (in a Macquarie Island context) for our operations so far but appreciate the skills of the crew in maintaining the vessel in the best position to support our operations for both watercraft loading forward and helicopters at the aft end as the ship . Meanwhile we had engineers keeping our gear running, deck crew working in the elements to move and hookup cargo and stewards and cooks ensuring that we have amazing food waiting for us in our breaks. Today has again demonstrated that there are many people who contribute to the success of this operation including the shipboard and station teams working together to make sure that our tasking was conducted safely and efficiently.
REGARDS: Nicki and Chris
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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.