Re: ARLA/CLUSTER: Relato da equipa sobre a ABORTADA DXPEDITION À ILHA DE BOUVET e possível REGRESSO À ILHA

[Salomao Fresco]

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Em virtude da possibilidade de encontro com gelo à deriva, o Capitão da
embarcação decidiu rumar a Cape Town na �frica do Sul.




Salomão Fresco

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On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 2:08 PM, João Costa > CT1FBF <ct1fbf  gmail.com>
wrote:

> Bad news from the Bouvet DXpedition team
>
> First let's start with the following chain of events.
>
> On January 31st, at 0600z, the team announced that they have arrived
> at Bouvet! There was fog and freezing rain that greeted them. Later
> that day, at 1500z, Ralph, K0IR, reported: Bouvet Island came into
> view at about 0600 UTC today. We dropped anchor at 0810 UTC in
> approximately 25 meters of water off the east side of the island
> between Kapp Meteor and Swarthamaren. The temperature is 2 degrees
> Centigrade. Thirty five knot winds are blowing out of the northeast
> with a driving rain. Visibility and ceiling are estimated at 1 mile
> and 500 feet, respectively. We are poised and ready when our weather
> window arrives. Our first "strike" team selecting and securing a site
> will be EY8MM, K0IR and Alejo Contreras (Chilean Antarctic explorer,
> guide and mountaineer).
>
> On February 1st, at 1300 UTC: Ralph, K0IR, reports: Our ship is still
> at anchor off the east side of Bouvet. Winds are 35 to 40 knots, and
> the ship is pitching and rolling up to 30 degrees. This makes flying
> and a landing attempt impossible today. The temperature is hovering at
> around
> 0 degrees C. Visibility has improved. We are poised and ready when a
> weather window opens. We had our maritime mobile station up for a few
> hours, but had to take it down again to avoid damage caused by the
> extreme motion of the ship. Hang in there with us!
>
> AND THEN THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS --
> Valerie, NV9L, posted the following on FaceBook: On February 3rd, at
> 2000z, During the last 72 hours we continued to experience the high
> winds, low clouds, fog, and rough seas that have prevented helicopter
> operations since our arrival at Bouvet.
> No improvement was predicted in the weather forecast for the next four
> days.
> Then, last night an issue developed in one of the ship's engines.
> This morning the captain of the vessel declared it unsafe to continue
> with our project and aborted the expedition. We are now on our long
> voyage back to Punta Arenas. As you might imagine the team is deeply
> disappointed, but safe. There is already talk about rescheduling the
> DXpedition.
>
> Bob - K4UEE
> Ralph - K0IR
> Erling - LA6VM
>
> ALSO READ: http://www.arrl.org/news/3y0z-bouvet-island-dxpedition-
> aborted-over-safety-concerns
>
> ADDED NOTES: Let's hope the team makes it back safely. Remember to
> visit the team's media pages (Twitter, Facebook) as well as their Web
> page to read updates, see pictures and videos of their trip:
> 3Y0Z Web page:
> http://www.bouvetdx.org/news-and-updates
> 3Y0Z FaceBook:
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/639362206232014
> 3Y0Z Twitter :
> https://twitter.com/Bouvet_3Y0Z
> Also remember to follow their voyage by watching the following URL links:
> https://share.garmin.com/bouvet
> http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/
> ais/details/ships/shipid:777230/
> mmsi:725000291/imo:7310923/
> vessel:BETANZOS#IrjZAqtjXemvHHQW.99
>
>
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