ARSV LAURENCE M. GOULD DAILY SITUATION REPORT

GMT DATE:              23 February 2003

METRICS:                     SS

GMT TIME:                   0000          0600          1200          1800

LATITUDE (S):             67 56.9       68 04.0       68 03.5       68 03.3
LONGITUDE (W):            068 23.5      069 18.4      069 20.8      069 21.5

WEATHER
TEMPERATURE (C):            1.2           0.5           0.1           1.0
AIR PRESSURE(MB):          967.2         965.2         967.7         969.9
REL HUMIDITY (%):            82            97            98            96
WIND SPEED (KN):           15-20         14-16           10           4-6
WIND DIRECTION:             NNE            NE            N            ENE
SWELL HEIGHT (ft):          3-6           4-6           4-6           4-6
SWELL DIRECTION:            NNE           E'LY           N            NNE
SALINITY(PSU):              31.4          31.0          32.5          32.7
SEA SURF TEMP(C):           0.4           0.4           0.5           0.5
VISIBILITY (NM):           10-12        2-3/SNOW      2-3/SNOW       1/SNOW
CLOUDS (%):                 100           100           100           100
SEA STATE:                   4             4             4            3-4

SEA ICE
ICE TOTAL(TENTHS):         <1/10         <1/10         <1/10         <1/10
NEW & GREY ICE:         BERGS, BITS   BERGS, BITS   BERGS, BITS   BERGS, BITS
GREY-WHITE:               GROWLERS      GROWLERS      GROWLERS      GROWLERS
THIN ICE (30-60):          BRASH         BRASH         BRASH         BRASH
MED ICE (60-120):
THICK ICE (120-200):
OLD ICE 2 Yr. Plus:
SNOW DEPTH (CM):
ICE PRESSURE:

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

FUEL ON BOARD: (gallons)             132,300

REMARKS:  We returned to the site of mooring C1, and made several passes over it to 'paint' it with the ship's sonar.  After exactly mapping it's location, we deployed a grappling rig and towed around and back of the mooring.  We snagged the mooring above the lower hard-hat buoys and recovered all of the mooring except one current meter and one T-pod. We were able to range again on the acoustic release, but a second drag attempt was unsuccessful, probably due to the now much reduced profile of the mooring.  With good calm seas, we'll head in this evening to calmer water, re-arrange the deck, and drop the zodiacs for whale observation and biopsy work over the next several days.

Regards, Owen
Marine Projects Coordinator
R/V LAURENCE M. GOULD
email to: mpc@lmg.usap.gov