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

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Estão a levar uma "tareia" das grandes.

Se em Ponta Arenas ainda se punha a hipótese de tentar regressar para uma
nova tentativa, a  pelo menos 2.498 km desde o Cabo da Boa Esperança, na
�frica do Sul parece-me definitivamente encerrada.

João Costa (CT1FBF)

2018-02-05 14:15 GMT+00:00 Salomao Fresco <sal.fresco  gmail.com>:

> Actualização:
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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.
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> Salomão Fresco
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> On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 2:08 PM, João Costa > CT1FBF <ct1fbf  gmail.com>
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>> Bad news from the Bouvet DXpedition team
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>> First let's start with the following chain of events.
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>> 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).
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>> 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!
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>> 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.
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>> Bob - K4UEE
>> Ralph - K0IR
>> Erling - LA6VM
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>> ALSO READ: http://www.arrl.org/news/3y0z-bouvet-island-dxpedition-abort
>> ed-over-safety-concerns
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>> 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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