3Y0Z Bouvet Island News 0800 UTC January 29, 2018
We had another night of rocking and rolling. A strong southwesterly wind produced high following seas resulting in the stern of the ship rising on the approaching wave or swell, the ship surfing down the front of the wave, and the bow plunging into the wave ahead of it. The change in motion produced a change in the migratory pattern of gear and furniture, but the chaotic end results were similar to our last rough ride. Entropy exists.
Last evening we met with the helicopter pilots to be sure we understood each other. Safety first and then get everything ashore as quickly as possible with never more people than our infrastructure can support. We parted with the "one team" commitment.
We continue to bounce around, but for the soaring sea birds around us, it is just another day.
Onward.
Ralph - K0IR
We had another night of rocking and rolling. A strong southwesterly wind produced high following seas resulting in the stern of the ship rising on the approaching wave or swell, the ship surfing down the front of the wave, and the bow plunging into the wave ahead of it. The change in motion produced a change in the migratory pattern of gear and furniture, but the chaotic end results were similar to our last rough ride. Entropy exists.
Last evening we met with the helicopter pilots to be sure we understood each other. Safety first and then get everything ashore as quickly as possible with never more people than our infrastructure can support. We parted with the "one team" commitment.
We continue to bounce around, but for the soaring sea birds around us, it is just another day.
Onward.
Ralph - K0IR
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