Last updated: Monday, 08. February 2010 22:46 UTC
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Current HF Grid: HD
Next HF Grid: HC ETA unknown, late Feb most likely
Operating times: 20z-21z on 10104 or 7014 kHz and then 22z - 23z on 10104 kHz or 7014kHz.
HF conditions were not too bad on 40m this evening, starting at about 22z
Another fine day in the Southern Ocean with calm seas and sunshine throughout most of the day.
The sun shining on the icecap.
The day has been spent steaming around Montagu Island, starting close in to the shore and then working out in ever growing circles, mapping the seabed with the swath bathymetry system.
There are a number of ice bergs in the vicinity
It was possible in a number of places to see steam rising from the island but alas no large plumes of smoke similar to that seen in 2006 when we were last here.
Good views of Montagu Island today.
From here the ship will head north initially to fill in some gaps and then towards Bristol Island. The RRS James Cook is to the south of Southern Thule and we may come across each other in a few days time. They only have a few more days work in the area and will then be heading to Montevideo.
I have just realised that in previous updates I have had the spelling of Montagu Island incorrect, as it does not have the final 'e' that I have been using. Today, that is corrected.
The island is bout 110 sq km in area and the highest point is Mount Belinda at 1370m and is the largest of the South Sandwich Islands. The Antarctic Pilot says that penguins are reported to be scarce, although this morning I did see a colony on the shore.
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Position at 1200LT/1500Z Monday February 08, 2010
| Latitude: | 58 23.1 S |
| Longitude: | 26 23.9 W |
| Bearing: | 126 °T, 410 Nm from King Edward Point |
| Cruise Number: | JR206 |
| Distance Travelled: | 251 |
| Total Distance Travelled: | 4847 |
| Steam Time: | 24 |
| Total Steam Time: | |
| Average Speed: | 10.46 |
| Total Average Speed: | |
| Wind: | Direction SW, Force 3 |
| Sea State: | Slight |
| Air Temp: 1.8 °C | Sea Temp: 1.2 °C |
| Pressure: 1007.7 | Tendency: Steady |
Cloudy, fine and clear. Visibility good. Several icebergs and growlers encountered in ship's work area. V/l Rolling & Pitching easily. Slight sea and low confused inter-island swells
The Halley Fun Run The personnel at Halley, both BAS and Morrison Construction, are going to do a fun run around the perimeter of the base to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation. If you would like to donate then please follow the link. Thank-you.
JR206 cruise details I am still waiting to see the latest details on the JR206 cruise and I will update this link once the new details have been determined, hopefully later this week.
Storm - the movie!! This movie is in Quick Time Format (.MOV) and you may need to save it to your hard disk to play it. The file is about 5.5Mb.
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