Fall 2010 Position Report

Note:

Please be advised that these reports are provided by the MV Explorer staff from the ship, and may not appear every day.

Halifax - Cadiz

• September 02, 2010

  Latitude: 36 degrees 45 minutes North
  Longitude: 17 degrees 51 minutes West
  Distance Made Good: 2181 Nautical Miles (Since Halifax)
  Average Speed: 16.2 knots
  Distance Made Good: 306 Nautical Miles (Since Noon)
  Average Speed: 13.3 knots
  Distance to go to the next Port: 557 Nautical Miles
  Distance to nearest land: 340 Nautical Miles East from Santa Maria Island (Azores)
  Sea Depth: 4150 meters
  Sea Water Temperature: 23° Celsius (73° F)
  Air Temperature: 23° Celsius (73 ° F)
  Wind: North West - 6 knots
  Sunset today: 20:29
  Sunrise tomorrow: 08:23
  

• September 1

  Latitude: 37 degrees, 04 minutes North
  Longitude: 24 degrees, 11 minutes West
  Distance Made Good: 1875 Nautical Miles (Since Halifax)
  Average Speed: 16.80 knots
  Distance Made Good: 294 Nautical Miles (Since Noon)
  Average Speed: 12.80 knots
  Distance to go to the next Port: 862 Nautical Miles
  Distance to nearest land: 41 nautical miles East from Santa Maria Island(Azores)
  Sea Depth: 3400 meters
  Sea Water Temperature: 23° Celsius (73° F)
  Air Temperature: 23° Celsius (73° F)
  Wind: South West - 10 knots
  Sunset today: 19:56
  Sunrise tomorrow: 07:48
  

• August 31, 2010

  Latitude: 38 degrees, 03 minutes North
  Longitude: 30 degrees, 11 minutes West
  Distance Made Good: 1581 Nautical Miles (Since Halifax)
  Average Speed: 17.90 knots
  Distance Made Good: 309 Nautical Miles (Since Noon)
  Average Speed: 13.43 knots
  Distance to go to the next Port: 1153 Nautical Miles
  Distance to nearest land: 71 Nautical Miles South West from Faial Island (Azores)
  Sea Depth: 1800 meters
  Sea Water Temperature: 22° Celsius (71.6° F)
  Air Temperature: 22° Celsius (71.6° F)
  Wind: South West - 9 knots
  Sunset today: 19:25
  Sunrise tomorrow: 07:11
  

• August 30, 2010

  Latitude: 39 degrees, 09 minutes North
  Longitude: 36 degrees, 35 minutes West
  Distance Made Good: 1272 Nautical Miles (Since Halifax)
  Average Speed: 19.48 knots
  Distance Made Good: 432 Nautical Miles (Since Noon)
  Average Speed: 18.00 knots
  Distance to go to the next Port: 1460 Nautical Miles
  Distance to nearest land: 250 Nautical Miles West from Flores Island (Azores)
  Sea Depth: 4000 meters
  Sea Water Temperature: 22° Celsius (71.6° F)
  Air Temperature: 23° Celsius (73.4° F)
  Wind: West - 9 knots
  Sunset today: 18:51
  Sunrise tomorrow: 06:35
  

• August 29, 2010

  Latitude: 40 degrees, 41 minutes North
  Longitude: 45 degrees, 43 minutes West
  Distance Made Good: 840 Nautical Miles (Since Halifax)
  Average Speed: 20.34 knots
  Distance Made Good: 459 Nautical Miles (Since Noon)
  Average Speed: 19.96 knots
  Distance to go to the next Port: 1891 Nautical Miles
  Distance to nearest land: 473 Nautical Miles South East from Cape Race (Island of Newfoundland)
  Sea Depth: 4550 meters
  Sea Water Temperature: 24° Celsius (75.2° F)
  Air Temperature: 22° Celsius (71.6° F)
  Wind: South - 6 knots
  Sunset today: 19:26
  Sunrise tomorrow: 06:00
  

• August 28, 2010

  Latitude: 42 degrees, 18 minutes North
  Longitude: 55 degrees, 40 minutes West
  Distance Made Good: 381 Nautical Miles (Since Halifax)
  Average Speed: 20.82 knots
  Distance to go to the next Port: 2348 Nautical Miles
  Distance to nearest land: 203 Nautical Miles South East from Sable Island (Canada)
  Sea Depth: 4665 meters
  Sea Water Temperature: 22° Celsius (71.6° F)
  Air Temperature: 23° Celsius (73.4° F)
  Wind: South - 11 knots
  Sunset today: 19:09
  Sunrise tomorrow: 06:35
  

• August 27, 2010

  The MV Explorer departed Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for the port of Cadiz, Spain.