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Ship's Diary  During her time at sea, HMS Endurance will be sending back regular diaries to keep us all up to date with what is happening on this deployment. Use the links below to read extracts from the diary. Trafalgar Celebrations Multi Beam Trials Summer Highlights Sonar Investigations A Stormy Life Some Interesting Facts Time Zone Changes Eye of the Storm Remembrance Sunday NBCD Its A Knockout Estrela Visit to HMS Endurance Endurance Encounters QE2 Again! St Ippolyts CE Primary School The Engineering Department News from the Flight Department Photos from the Flight Department Communications in Antarctica Kevin Schafer Christmas Message Endurance meets Ellen MacArthur Photos from the Flight Department Coachhouse Publications Update by Nick Lambert, Captain, HMS Endurance Hydrographic Survey Progress Update from Endurance's Hydrographic Surveyors New Year update from the Flight Department BSES Members’ Expedition to South Georgia A Christmas Day Outing Boat Camp South Georgia Update from the Engineering Department BSES Expedition Summary HMS Endurance contributing to World Meteorology BBC Film Crew Feature BBC – Aerial Filming with HMS Endurance Vertical Photography by Lt Scott ‘Stimpy’ Simpson Endurance Enters Port Foster - Deception Island Loadlifting by the Flight Dept February update from the Flight Department HMS Endurance and the 'Ghost Ship' Maxwell Bay Andy Rouse – Wildlife Photographer Site Guidelines Review Team Antarctic Gallery 2005/6 Deployment Gallery by CMEM(M) Pete Morewood HMS ENDURANCE help Norwegians Restore the South Georgia Husvik Villa 2005/6 Deployment Gallery by POAC Andy Johnson 2005/6 Deployment Gallery Part 2 CMEM(M) P Morewood HMS ENDURANCE Lends a Helping Hand Update from Nick Lambert, the Captain of HMS ENDURANCE Engineering Department Update from Lt Matt Liddell, Engineer Officer 2005/6 Deployment Gallery Part 2 by POAC Andy Johnson Warfare Journal by Lt Russ Abbot Penguin Racing Night Deployment Cup April Update from the Flight Department Eye of the Storm The following is the personal account from the Meteorological department on the crossing of the Bay of Biscay in the first week of the 2005-06 deployment. Monday 31st of October 2005; in reasonably fair weather ENDURANCE made her cautious exit from Portsmouth into the Solent; the ships company filled with the excitement of the first day of a long deployment. There were two people onboard however that were already forecasting some very uncomfortable days ahead. Being the Leading Hand of the Meteorological department, I knew that the pleasant conditions in the Solent and Channel were no indication of the next week; a storm moving rapidly across the Atlantic was deepening in pressure and growing in strength. That first evening the Captain and his Heads of department were briefed by myself on the potentially very rough crossing of the Bay of Biscay and high winds. ‘The Bay’ is a notorious place in the ocean for all Mariners and almost to a man there is a good ‘dit’ to spin; its reputation is well justified. From October onwards the Atlantic depressions crossing from the Americas track a more southerly route producing high winds over weeks giving birth to large swells that enter the relatively shallow Bay of Biscay producing towering steep faced waves. The ships company were instructed to “Secure for sea state 7”. This is a time consuming but essential task to ensure the safety of equipment and personnel, all loose items are lashed to the deck securely so they did not move around and cause any damage to the ships structure. The following day as the ship left the UK behind we forecast for winds in excess of gale force from the evening of Tuesday the 1st. They duly arrived on schedule, howling like a Banshee, making the ship roll heavily in the high seas. For the safety of the ships company the upper deck was put out of bounds to prevent anyone from being washed overboard as 20ft waves crashed and sprayed over the fo’ castle. At its peak the wind reached 58 knots and the waves in excess of 25 feet, in these conditions the ship was rolling 27 degrees from side to side. It was to remain like this for the next two days when the wind was forecast to ease. The winds did abate as predicted but as the storm made its relentless way towards the Cornish coast it left a legacy of a large swell on our beam that did not reduce until the day before our entry into Funchal. When such weather occurs it has a huge effect on the ships programme, such as our ability to conduct flying operations, conduct physical training; some people become sea sick and unable to work, the upper deck becomes dangerous not to mention the Galley with vats of steaming hot food to be prepared. The thrilling rollercoaster provided by nature soon becomes very tiring and it’s always a relief when you can see blue sky’s ahead. As for the ‘Weather Department’, myself and the Forecaster Lieutenant Robbie Nash were fascinated by such a powerful storm and look forward to updating the web-site on the varied and challenging weather presented by this deployment. Yours Aye LAMETOC ‘Spud’ Murphy
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