Archive for October 4th, 2008
Position Report – Saturday 4th October 2008
1200 BST/ 1100 GMT
Position 50 20′N 000 02′W – 13 nm SE from St. Catherines Point, I.O.W.
Wind SW 40-45kts, Air Temp 13.6C, Sea Temp 15.9C, Baro 1010.8mb
Cloudy, with occasional light rain showers. Visibility mainly good, reduced in showers. Rough head seas. V/l pitching moderately, spray for’d.
0148 Reported to Dover
0200-0400 Straightforward transit through Dover Strait in excellent conditions.
1358-1530 Science equipment trials: CTD deployed to 20m depth and Moving Vessel Profiler (MVP) deployed to 10m depth to prove functions.
Posted by: Kelly-Marie Davidson on Saturday, 4th Oct, 2008