We have moved over to a bunkering (fuelling) berth this morning, to load another 110t of diesel because the ice is still looking thick and we could be there for longer than planned. The F.I.Ds (Faulkand Island Dependents, passengers) are all on board. There is 25 in total, some scientists, some mechanics, engineers, some field assistants and a group of construction workers to finish the Halley VI base.
Back on watches, I’m on the 8-12 with the third mate.
The basic passage plan is to head SW until the Greenwich meridian then due south to 55° S, try to pick up a lead (a gap in the ice) then follow that to the coast and hopefully the coastal lead should be opened enough for us to get round to Halley.
The 'Shack' dwarfed by a container ship
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