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Tuesday 10 February, 2004
With the Chirp out of commission until the start of the next leg (17 February), J.P. Walsh will be running the 3.5 KHz echosounder throughout the night
through the end of this cruise. The 3.5 KHz surveying will provide some sub-bottom data in areas of the Gulf of Papua that may have paleo-river channels
and could be good to return to with the Chirp. We left the clinoform and traveled into deeper waters. The ship setout on a trackline that ran perpendicular
to the swell direction and this, along with the fact that the swell had increased substantially, made for a rough night at sea. We experienced the biggest
rocking motion that we have felt on this leg of the cruise. I was working in the lab and had to step outside on the quarterdeck for some fresh air to help
settle the queasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. The sight of the dark waters rising up close to the deck, as the ship dipped down in the trough of the
swell was an impressive sight! When I made it to bed I felt as if I was sleeping on a trampoline that was bouncing wildly from the feet of many jumping
children!
This morning we arrived at our first station of the day at 1100; the day watch took CTD, Box Core and BLISP samples.
Tonight we had a fairly smooth ride although there was some larger wind swell as the winds were blowing at about 20 knots. I sat in the aft hanger relaxing
for a while talking with several people, discussing plans for the next few days. Tomorrow, we will retrieve the mooring, which holds an Aanderaa current
meter and C4 current meter (at different depths). On Thursday, we will return to the site of the missing tripod.
Weather
(Today's weather and location at 0900)
Air Temperature: 27°C (80°F)
Water Temperature: 28°C (83°F)
Salinity: 33.928 PSU
Barometric Pressure: 1010.5 cmbar
Precipitation: 37 mm (last 24 hours)
Relative Hummidity: 81%
Location
Longitude: 144.22738° W
Latitude: 9.12896° S
Menu
Breakfast: Bacon, ham, eggs, potatoes, fresh fruit
Lunch: Sweet and sour chicken, spring rolls, beef and broccoli
Dinner: Baked and fried chicken, spaghetti and garlic bread
Dessert: Chocolate moose torte
