Report 122 -- Tuesday, 24 October, 2000

REPORT 122

DATE : Tuesday, 24 October, 2000

UNIVERSAL TIME: 0500

LOCAL (SHIP) TIME: 1200

AUSTRALIAN EASTERN STANDARD/SUMMER TIME: 1600

POSITION: -68 10.9 77 38.7 

HEADING: 148

CURRENT SPEED (KNOTS): 6.8

DISTANCE TO NEXT W AYPOINT (NAUTICAL MILES): 33 to Davis Station

DISTANCE COVERED LAST 24 HOURS (NAUTICAL MILES): 208

WEATHER CONDITIONS: overcast with haze, wind 10 knots

AIR TEMPERATURE: -16.1 degrees C

SEA TEMPERATURE: -1.7 degrees C

SEA CONDITIONS: n/a

ICE CONDITIONS: ten tenths thin pack ice with bands of heavy floes

REMARKS:

Sked with Davis held on Monday afternoon to plan operations. Entered the realm of King Neptune at 1500 and those new to his Kingdom declared their loyalty and became his subjects. Planned flyoff operations for this morning but weather at ship and station not suitable to fly. Situation under review but expect ship to arrive at Davis late this afternoon.

Currently having hourly skeds with Davis to receive met obs and to report progress.

Captain has pointed out that the temperature is 10 degrees colder than similar voyage last year -track at present is ice where it was water at that time, we will need to rug up well for unloading operations. 

 Regards

Suzanne and Gordon