Now spirits have risen again. We re on the move again. The crew has worked hard recovering OBSs and are resting until we begin deploying them again, starting at mid-day. We reached the end of the line at 1309 Z, just NE of the Antarctica Peninsula. We could see d Urville Island 20 km to the south of us, at the NE end of the Antarctica Peninsula.
Icebergs surround the ship in every direction.
Just off the bow of the ship, I can see two other small islands off d'Urville Island, in the midst of icebergs. In the background is d Urville Island, below cloud layer. When the storm blew in last night, dinner was being served and plates, cups and silverware were sliding back and forth. Someone yelled they needed help in the dry lab. We have six different gun sizes, when categorized by the size of the air chamber.