1987/88 V4 details
General information
- Season
- 1987/88
- Voyage
- V4
Ship
©AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1965
- Catalogue id
- 1428D4
- Caption
- Voyage 2
- Photographer
- Law, Phillip Garth (Phil)
Leader
Voyage Leader
David Lyons
Deputy Voyage Leader
Ric Burbury
Voyage Objectives
Nella Dan's Last Voyage
Comments
Nella Dan ran aground at Macquarie Island late in the evening of Thursday 3 Dec 1987, whilst transferring fuel. (see ANARE News Dec 1987 p 6-7, Aurora Mar 1988 p 8-11)
Voyage Reports
No reports known - if you know of any, please contact the Data Centre and we can add them.
Schedule
| From | Depart | To | Arrive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 27-Nov-1987 | Macquarie Island | 1-Dec-1987 |
See also List of sitreps - not guaranteed to work as voyage naming conventions are not consistent.
See the 1987/88 Voyage Schedule for other voyages for this season.
Voyage track
Spatial bounds of voyage
| 42° 52.9' S | ||
| 147° 20.5' E | 158° 59.6' E | |
| 54° 30.9' S |
Voyage Track map from the Marine Underway database, averaged every 15 minutes
Voyage Data and Activities
Biological Collections
List of collections of species data collected on this voyage. Some collections are voyage specific or might be from a wider set of observations or samples.
| Collection Name | Observation count | Link to data search form |
|---|---|---|
| Kelp rafts in the Southern Ocean | 2 | Search |
| Seabirds of the Southern and South Indian Ocean | 116 | Search |
Voyage activities
| Activity | Details |
|---|---|
| Underway Data & Voyage Tracks | 51240 positions recorded. - Link to data at Underway Data & Voyage Tracks  Data from 27-Nov-1987 11:00 UT to 3-Dec-1987 09:20 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see 198788040 - Nella Dan 1987-88 Voyage 4 Underway Data at GCMD |
| Wildlife at Sea observations | Observed 15 species from 117 observations. See Species and observation count - Link to data at Wildlife at Sea observations Data from 28-Nov-1987 21:00 UT to 30-Nov-1987 23:30 UT For data quality, methods used etc., see DB_WOV *** at GCMD |
Weather
Science Projects
Note - this page lists projects where there has been some requirements logged. This may include requests that are not directly associated with any science performed on the ship.
No Australian Antarctic Science Projects for voyage. See Current and Previous Projects for details on other projects.