A day of mixed fortunes today. We enjoyed
wonderful weather this morning for the recovery of our VMP,
but our last-chance attempts to find the HRP appear to be in vain. Given the
clear conditions, we took the decision earlier to attempt to locate the HRP,
which has been lost since Thursday morning. However, on reaching the search
area, a blanket of thick mist had rolled in, frustrating our efforts. The
search has now finished and we aim to complete three further stations to the
north of Shag Rocks Passage overnight before the arrival of a storm in the
region tomorrow. It looks like work will have to stop for 24 hours or so as we
get battered by strong winds and high seas. I have uploaded a few pictures of
the VMP recovery today courtesy of Xinfeng and Katy.
James and Ken at the VMP Recovery
John looking over the operations
VMP in the clear blue sea
VMP being recovered after its dive to 3000 m!
The fog bank which rolled in shortly after lunch
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