Report 110 -- Thursday, 12 October, 2000

REPORT 110

DATE: Thursday, 12 October, 2000

UNIVERSAL TIME: 0500

LOCAL (SHIP) TIME:1600

AUSTRALIAN EASTERN STANDARD/SUMMER TIME:1600

POSITION:-53 59.78 140 31.03

HEADING: 256

CURRENT SPEED (KNOTS): 7.2

DISTANCE TO NEXT WAYPOINT (NAUTICAL MILES): 2088 (to ice edge north of Davis)

DISTANCE COVERED LAST 24 HOURS (NAUTICAL MILES): 47.8 (from sediment trap site)

WEATHER CONDITIONS: overcast, fine and clear

AIR TEMPERATURE: 0.0 degrees C

SEA TEMPERA TURE: 2.2 degrees C

SEA CONDITIONS: moderate to rough sea with a moderate to heavy confused heavy swell

ICE CONDITIONS: nil

REMARKS:

The sediment traps didn't have a chance of escaping us!! Yesterday afternoon we stationed all 80 + expos at vantage points around the ship. Keen eyed marine geologist Jason Whitehead spotted the buoys at  1710, by 1730 the transmitter was onboard, the first sediment trap at 1750, the second at 1845, and retrieval complete at 1915. The Marine Science team prepared the traps and wires overnight for redeployment this morning. Redeployment started at 0810 and was completed at 0947 with the traps located at 53 44.549 degrees South; 141 45.685 degrees East. The Continuous Plankton Recorder then commenced its second transect. Now heading for Davis Ice Edge. Clocks back one hour tonight. Thanks to everyone for their patience and good humour. 

 Regards

Suzanne and Gordon