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Yesterday's ship>station cargo operation was concluded under brilliant blue skies with smiles all around, deck crew and watercraft operators equally satisfied with a day of safe and productive activity on board. Spirits were further lifted when the VSAT system spluttered into life, bathing the ship in network connectivity allowing us to reach across the ocean and touch home.
Today, very mild winds and calm waters have enabled us to proceed on with our discharge of Casey bound cargo. Since this morning, a steady stream of 20 foot containers have been conveyed to the station's wharf by our barge the 'Peter Gormly' crewed by watercraft operators. Once at the wharf its been raised by crane and transported up a dusty track into station, all under the watchful gaze of the station's beach master and shore crew, their cargo teams, supply officers, plant operators and resupply supervisors. From the bridge, our deputy voyage leader (DVL) Jenn stands with her radios and discharge plans, exchanging information with the watercraft team out on the water and the ship's officer of the watch who liaises with the ship's bosun and deck crew out on the main deck. Beside Jenn, our refuel officer Jeff who has dutifully compiled a running list of the timings of each aspect of the operation – information that once compiled helps inform our planning of the coming days and may also inform operational planning and needs analysis for the good ship Nuyina. Further above us is cast the watchful gaze of the Bureau of Meteorology's forecasters and observers, whose analysis of forecast models, weathers observations and data received from automatic weather station is critical for our operation.
Meanwhile on the office deck, our watercraft and refuel supervisors plot and plan with station counterparts our next move.... Station refuel. All whilst the ship holds its position, its crew keeping us afloat, steady, fed, warm, clean and fully operational.
Regards,
James, Jenn and Andy.
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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.