ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              13 May 2002

METRICS:               SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):            66'15.8" S    65'28.6" S    65'07.7" S    65'13.8" S
LONGITUDE (W):           66'35.0" W    66'16.1" W    64'31.5" W    64'14.9" W

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            -5.4          -4.7          -5.1          -6.7
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          1003.7        1003.3        1000.1        999.3
REL HUMIDITY (%):           79.0          82.0          81.0          94.0
WIND SPEED (KN):             10            20            15            5
WIND DIRECTION:              SW            SW            SW           VAR
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):                        4-6           1-2
SWELL DIRECTION:                           SW           SSW
SALINITY(PSU):              33.5          33.5          33.7          33.6
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           -1.3          -1.1          -0.8          -0.8
VISIBILITY (NM):             8+           3-5           4-6            1
CLOUDS (%):                CLEAR          100           100         100/SNOW
SEA STATE:                                 5

SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):           3             1             2             1
NEW & GREY ICE:
GREY-WHITE:
THIN ICE (30-60):
MED ICE (60-120):
THICK ICE (120-200):       BRASH                       BRASH
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:         BITS          BITS          BITS          BITS
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:

ENGINES/PITCH:              2/80         2/100         2/100          2/OS
                     (OS-On Station, VP-Variable Pitch, OE-One Engine)

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             76,148

REMARKS: Arrived French Passage vicinity this morning at 0700, whale ops commencing shortly thereafter. We followed several pods around and successfully sampled four individuals, bringing the total for the trip to 20. This afternoon we dropped in at Vernadsky Station for brief visit to deliver some engine parts. The base commander and five others came out to the ship and got the grand tour. We just departed Vernadsky (about 1600) and are proceeding North to the LeMaire Channel.
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