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