Report 136 -- Tuesday, 7 November, 2000

REPORT 136

DATE : Tuesday, 7 November, 2000

UNIVERSAL TIME: 0400

LOCAL (SHIP) TIME: 1100

AUSTRALIAN EASTERN STANDARD/SUMMER TIME: 1600

POSITION: -60 48.074 68 41.640

HEADING.41.4

CURRENT SPEED (KNOTS): 10.5

DISTANCE TO NEXT WAYPOINT (NAUTICAL MILES): 60.9 to Met Buoy release point

DISTANCE COVERED LAST 24 HOURS (NAUTICAL MILES): 201

WEATHER CONDITIONS: overcast, haze, occasional fog

AIR TEMPERATURE: -1.7 degrees C

SEA TEMPERA TURE: -1.6 degrees C

SEA CONDITIONS: n/a

ICE CONDITIONS: 8/10ths thin pancake and pack with open water patches

REMARKS:

Onboard filtering for pigments continues. Expect to release met buoy late this afternoon. Clocks to be forwarded tonight (we will then be on the

same time as Heard Island). Depending on weather, plan to reach Heard Island on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning. 

(Fuel Figures as at 1200 Monday MGO 470,077 and Heli Fuel 71,471 ) 

 Regards

Suzanne and Gordon