Hello All
We are doing CTD casts every 4 hours now, so it has become part of our daily ritual. We are making good progress but are foreseeing deterioration in the weather conditions as this very low frontal system will pass over the next 2 days. Hopefully it moves further north and passes above us.
Good news also is that the massive iceberg B15l (in excess of 20NM long) has moved passed Penguin Bukta close to Blaskimen Ice Rise and seems to be heading seawards now. If it continued on its path it would have caught up with us in Akta Bukta. It could even possibly close the bay off.
Our ETA for Akta Bukta is AM on the 21st of January when we would continue with some bunkering operations and start to backload cargo.
Have a good Saturday afternoon.
PS. The braai, commemorating the halfway mark of the trip, was a mayor hit with all the crew and scientist with moral on the ship at an all time high. Yesterday one of the scientist also celebrated her 21st birthday, which added to the festivities.
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