Information

Vessel:
Report (sitrep) ID:
20484
Universal time (UTC):
05:30
Australian time (AEST):
16:30
Position:
52° 1′ S, 134° 5′ E
Heading:
47
Speed:
9.6 kn
Distance in last 24 hours:
351 NM
Weather conditions:
WSW 40kts
Air temperature:
4.8 °C

Comments

Today the ship is sailing once again beneath a blanket of low lying cloud on an increasing swell. A passing low pressure system is expected to provide us with waves of up to 7 metres overnight, sending some of our contingent back to their cabins to double check their stow and supplies of non-slip matting.

On a completely unrelated topic, after lunch today a safety review was conducted by ship's crew involving follow up instruction on the various handheld marine distress / signalling flares and beacons the ship carries for emergency scenarios. The safety briefing concluded after a review of the ship's lifeboat and liferaft procedures on a wind and rainswept deck above a turbulent grey blue ocean.

Regards,

James, Jenn and Andy.

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