From Tuesday 26 March 2019 8:00 UTC till 28 March 9:00 UTC we stayed in the port of Galway for the repairs of the coolingwater sealing of one ot the two main engines and the and the replacement of the VSat antenne. At first his seemed to be ready on 28 March, but in the end it took longer than we hoped, because the VSat needed to be configurated. This took a large part of the night and we had to wait for high tide after that to be able to leave the harbour.
Onderweg naar Galway, zien we dolfijnen. Bemanningslid Youri Bonkestoter heeft een clipje gemaakt van een van deze schoospringers. Aan het "zandloper" patroon op de flank van het dier is goed te zien dat het een gewone dolfijn (Delphinus delphis) is.
On our way to Galway, we see dolphins. Crew member Youri Bonkestoter has made a video clip of one of these jumping beauties. The hourglass pattern on its side indicates that the species is a common dolphin (Delphinus delphis).
Voor het vertrek van de "Celtic Explorer" nemen we nog even een kijkje aan boord. We worden rond geleid door Ciaran O'Donnell. Op de achtergrond ligt de Tridens. - Before departure of the "Celtic Explorer" we spend a quick visit on board. Ciaran O'Donnell shows us around. In the background is the Tridens at the quay.
De nieuwe VSat bol - met daarin de antenne - wordt in de mast geplaatst. - The new VSat dome - with the antenna inside - is placed in the mast. |
Arnoud Scheepmaker maakt gebruik van de situatie om een oude rekening te vereffenen. - Arnoud Scheepmaker takes his chance to settle an old bill. |
At midnight (0:00 UTC) in the night of 28 to 29 March we arrive at the startingpoint of the transect at 53.43N-13.30W on Porcupine Bank. We carry out a CTD downcast (no 17) and sail in western direction. The waves as a result of strong wind ahead causes white stripes on the echogram and we bring the speed down to 7-8 knots. When we leave Porcupine Bank on the west-side we see strong recordings of blue whiting on the echogram. We shoot the replacement trawl (which is much bigger than the old one: 5600M) for haul 7.
Trek 7, 29 maart 2019, 53.43N-14.01W, 5500kg blauwe wijting. - Haul 7, 29 March 2019, 53.43N-14.01W, 5500kg blue whiting. |
On Friday 22 March at 15:44 UTC 53.44N-15.55W we turn NNE in the direction of the start of the new transect.
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