After some deliberations of Magnus with KC Denmark, our Danish friends flew in with a new pump, which...showed the same problems as the old pump. Going back to their hotel after an evening work, the Danes figured out what could be wrong and came back with joyful news the next day. The pump was repaired (some software comms thing, don't ask me) and that afternoon we set sail towards the east coast of Gotland to do our so desired sampling.
KC Denmark staff together with leg 4 crew members deploying the pump, that now functions properly again |
The ride
down south was bumpy, but with sunny weather. Arriving at our planned location,
we were able to deploy all instruments and take the desired samples.
The next
sampling location was planned somewhere in the middle of the Baltic, near
Estonia. For a change, this was a ride with the wind in our backs. We made good
speed and distance, and sometimes it looked more like surfing than sailing.
Also this (corkscrew) movement was not altogether pleasant for some of us, but
the spirits were positive and everybody enjoyed the trip. When arriving at our
location, the waves were too high to be able to deploy the pump and the trawl.
So, water samples were only taken with the good old bucket.It was decided to not to do anymore offshore sampling, but instead to do one last sampling inshore in the shelter of the mainland. We arrived Friday evening after a bumpy ride (what's new...) and indeed in the shelter we could work in quiet waters and all samples were taken.
During the remainder of the night we sailed through the Stockholm archipelago, under a starry night with lightning somewhere in the eastern Baltic, the dark rocky islands glooming in the twilight behind the buoys and lighthouses...In the morning we arrived at sunny Sandhamn where the wind had decided to tease us once more by being virtually absent...
Team leg 4! |