Report 137 -- Wednesday, 8 November, 2000

REPORT 137

DATE: Wednesday, 8 November, 2000

UNIVERSAL TIME: 0400

LOCAL (SHIP) TIME: 1200

AUSTRALIAN EASTERN STANDARD/SUMMER TIME: 1600

POSITION: -56 51.66 71 44.542

HEADING: various

CURRENT SPEED (KNOTS): 9

DISTANCE TO NEXT WAYPOINT (NAUTICAL MILES): 230 to Heard Island

DISTANCE COVERED LAST 24 HOURS (NAUTICAL MILES): 236

WEATHER CONDITIONS: overcast and snow showers, wind at 23.6 knots

AIR TEMPERATURE: -1.1 degrees C

SEA TEMPERATURE: -0.1 degrees C

SEA CONDITIONS: rough sea and swell, vessel rolling and pitching heavily at times

ICE CONDITIONS: nil

REMARKS:

Met drifting buoy released Tuesday at 1620. Now in open water and tacking to preserve some stability especially with heavily laden decks. Continuous Plankton Recorder deployed at 0900 this morning. Expect to arrive at Heard Island on Thursday Afternoon. Preparations are well in hand. 

Regards

Suzanne and Gordon