Aptly named
It appears Swallow Sand is indeed aptly named. Not only have
we found lots of sand, but several swallows have appeared on the ship. They
like to fly into the general lab where we watch the footage from the camera sledge. It started with one or two then last night there were 13 swallows
huddling together outside the bridge.
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| Swallows in the general lab |
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| Swallows outside the bridge
Yesterday we had a fire drill. Everyone had to drop
everything and go straight to the muster station. There was a roll call to
ensure nobody was missing before two of the crew donned fire suits before proceeding
to the SIC’s (Scientist in charge) cabin where the fire had started. Needless
to say this was only a drill so there was no actual fire. Scientists were ask
to help the crew close vents to cut off the air supply to the area affected and
check for hotspots. At the end the scientists were shown how to operate the
fire hoses.
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| Bill and Marianne try out the fire hose
Today we had our first sighting of dolphins. Unfortunately I
missed it as I was fast asleep but Nathan who is on the night shift was
kind enough to donate some of his photos of the white beaked dolphins to the
blog.
We’re still out at Swallow Sand with plans to move off in
the next day or two to Holderness Offshore recommended Marine Conservation Zone (rMCZ).
Fionnuala
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| White beaked dolphin © Nathan Edmonds |
White beaked dolphin © Nathan Edmonds
