ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT
GMT DATE: 12 May 2002
METRICS: SS
GMT TIME: 0000 0600 1200 1800
LATITUDE (S): 67'07.2" S 66'34.4" S 66'36.7" S 66'37.8" S
LONGITUDE (W): 69'09.1" W 68'15.1" W 67'26.6" W 67'28.0" W
WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C): -6.5 -4.2 -6.4 -6.8
AIR PRESSURE(MB): 999.1 1000.0 1001.4 1003.2
REL HUMIDITY (%): 87.0 80.0 69.0 74.0
WIND SPEED (KN): 17 6 8 10
WIND DIRECTION: SSW SW SW SW
SWELL HEIGHT (ft): 1-2 1-2
SWELL DIRECTION: WNW NW
SALINITY(PSU): 33.3 33.3 33.2 33.2
SEA SURF TEMP(C): -1.5 -1.6 -1.5 -1.5
VISIBILITY (NM): 8+ 5+ 6-8 8+
CLOUDS (%): CLEAR CLEAR 90 100
SEA STATE: 1-2
SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS): 8 6 8 10
NEW & GREY ICE: 7 3 2 1
GREY-WHITE: 2 2 1
THIN ICE (30-60): 2 3
MED ICE (60-120): 1 3
THICK ICE (120-200):
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus: 1 1 1 2
SNOW DEPTH (CM): 5 5 20
ICE PRESSURE:
ENGINES/PITCH: 2/60 2/50 2/40 2/OS
(OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)
FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons) 78,200
REMARKS: Arrived Crystal Sound area at 0600 today. At first light we deployed a Zodiac in calm conditions and the BG-232-O seal team worked up two more Crabeaters, bringing their total for the cruise to 14. Complicating factor du jour was 10/10 ice, large floes and bergs. We had to use the ship to make some areas of water to get the boats in and back aboard, and it was pretty rough getting around in the brash, backing and ramming with the MK Vs. The work took about six and a half hours to complete and all were cold when we got back aboard! Transit tonight North to the French Passage area, to try for more whale biopsies. When we finish whale ops, we will drop off the last box of engine parts to Vernadsky Station.
Regards,
Steve
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Steven Ager
Raytheon Polar Services Company
Marine Projects Coordinator
ARSV Laurence M. Gould
email to: mpc@lmg.polar.org