Report 114 -- Monday, 16 October, 2000

REPORT 114

DATE : Monday, 16 October, 2000

UNIVERSAL TIME: 0500

LOCAL (SHIP) TIME: 1400

AUSTRALIAN EASTERN STANDARD/SUMMER TIME: 1600

POSITION: -56 32.48  118 44.41

HEADING: 260

CURRENT SPEED (KNOTS): 5.4

DISTANCE TO NEXTWAYPOINT (NAUTICAL MILES): 1294 to ice edge north of Davis

DISTANCE COVERED LAST 24 HOURS (NAUTICAL MILES): 187

WEATHER CONDITIONS: Passing snow showers, wind at 34 knots

AIR TEMPERATURE: -0.2 degrees C

SEA TEMPERATURE: 1.4 degrees C

SEA CONDITIONS: ship pitching into moderate sea with a short swell

ICE CONDITIONS: nil

REMARKS:

Malcolm Lambert spoke about 'Noctalucent Clouds' and 'Photographing Auroras' yesterday afternoon. Onboard bird, whale and noctalucent cloud observation programs continue. Continuous Plankton Recorder still on transect. New mess and lounge arrangements are working well. The lounge is used for quiet reading, playing games and the occasional video.

Following damage to Inmarsat B handset in very rough weather we have borrowed a unit from Surveyor onboard to enable e-mail comms to continue at least until Da\1s. Measures have been taken to protect this handset  from damage.

REGARDS

Suzanne and Gordon

Hello folks

I told you in my General News report earlier today about the communications problem we'd had and that it is OK again for the time being.

Might have a bit of a doze and a read before going to pick up the Plankton Recorder.

Ooroo