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første Sfcrabning satte Skraben sig fast i den ujevne, haarde 

 Bund. og efter langvarige Manøvrer for at faa den løs. 

 maatte Touget sprænges. Vejret holdt sig taagét og regn- 

 fuklt med sydlig og sydøstlig Bris og uroligt Hav. hvorfor 

 Undersøgelsen af Partiet mellem vor nordligste Station og 

 Langanes, den nordøstlige Pynt af Island, opgaves. og Kur- 

 sen sattes østover. 



Den 8de loddedes og trawledes i 1861 Favne, det 

 største Dyb, vi fandt i 1876, paa 65» 48' N. Br. 3° T 

 L. V. f. Gr. Kulingen tiltog imidlertid igjen, saaat der 

 sattes igang østover med kun halv Part. og den næste Dags 

 Ettermiddag blev Stevnen sat op mod Søerne, da Skibet 

 slingrede for voldsomt med Søen tvers. Om Morgenen den 

 ,10de August sattes atter Kurs for Station, og Kl. 10 toges 

 Lodskud paa 1539 Favne. Oagtet det var stiv Kuling 

 ( Yindhastighed 10 til 16 Meter pr. Sekund) og uroligt Hav, 

 blev dog Bundskrabning udtort fra Kl. 11 Form. til Kl. 7 

 Aften, hvoretter Kursen atter sattes østover, men om Mor- 

 genen den 1 lte maatte Stevnen atter sættes mod Søerne. 

 «Den næste Nat sejledes nogle Timer Kurs, og da Station 

 naaedes, toges, uagtet det ugunstige Vejr fremdeles vedva- 

 rede med stiv Kuling og høj Sø, Lodskud og Temperatur- 

 række. Da Dybden ikke var mere end 600 Favne, og 

 Rejsen saavidt fremskreden, at et Tab af Apparater var 

 af mindre Betydning, forsøgtes det Éxperiment at hruge 

 til Bundskrabning Skrabe og Trawl paa en Gang, idet 

 Otertrawlen gjordes fast bag etter Skraben. Experimentet 

 rykkedes ogsaa forsaavidt. at Skraben kom vel ombord 

 igjen, men Trawlen,- der ikke hurtigt nok kunde hales om- 

 bord i sin hele Længde. blev grebet af Skruen, torend 

 denne kunde standses. Vi satte' da St jl til og holdt undaf 

 Vejret, og med megen Besværlighed, paa Grund af dm 

 høje Sø, blev saa meget af Trawlen bortkappet ved Hjelp 

 af Knive og .skarpe Spadeblade, fæstede til lange Stager, 

 al Skruen efter et Par Timers Forløb atter kunde sættes 

 i Gang. Kursen sattes nu mod Land. men næste Dag 

 maatte atter Stevnen sættes mod Søerne, indtil en efter 

 Middag erholdt Solhøjde gav Skibets Plåds, saaledes at der 

 kundes styres lige mod Halten P^yr, hvis Taarn ogsaa nogle 

 Timer senere viste sig ret forud. Samme Dags Aften brag- 

 tes Vøringen til Ankers i Haltens Havn. efter i Løbet af 

 6 Uger- at have udholdt 8 Storme. Den næste Dag. den 

 14de August, gik Expeditionen til Namsos. 



I Namsos laa- Expeditionen i 6 Dage, og under dette 

 Ophold blev tåget magnetiske og astronomiske Observatio; 

 ner i Laud. Den 20de August gik Expeditionen atter til- 

 søs, og samme Dags Alten paabegyndtes Arbejderné atter 

 udenfor Kysten. Med vestlig Kurs toges en Lbdskudrække 



and by the evening of the 7th bad run 241 > miles. At 

 the first haul, the dredge caught against the hard and 

 rugged bottom, and we wére obliged to break the rope. 

 after manifold manæu,vre's to disengagé the' apparatus. The 

 weather still continuing wet and foggy, with strong winds 

 from the south and south-east and a heavy sea. we decided 

 on giving up the investigation of the tråct between our most 

 northerly observing-station and Langanes. the north-ea.stern 

 promontory of Iceland, taking instead an eastward course. 

 On the 8th we sounded and trawled in 1861 fa thorns, 

 the greatest depth measured in 1876. lat, 65°48'N.. long. 

 3° '7' W. Meanwhile. it was again blowirig so hard tbat 

 we bad to ■ steam eastward at half speed : and on the 

 afternoon of the following day, the vessel was put head 

 to sea, as she rolled too beavily with the sea on her 

 beam. On the morning of- the loth of August we 

 stood for the next observing station. and at 10 a. ra. 

 took a sounding in 1539 fathoras. Though it blew a gale 

 (velocity of the wind from 10 to 16 metres a second) and 

 the sea ran high. still we managed to dredge the bottom, 

 an operation wbich lasted* from 1 1 a. m. to 7 p. m. 

 Proceeding then on our eastward course. the next morning 

 heavy weather again compelled us. to put the' ship with 

 her head to the sea. During the night, the wind baving 

 fallen off 'a little. slie was able to steam on her course 

 for a few hours : and. arrived at the next observing sta- 

 tion. we took. notwithstanding the very unfavourable weather, 

 — it was still blow ing hard with a heavy sea, — both sound- 

 iiius and serial températures-. The depth here not exceed- 

 ing 600 fatboms. and the advanced stage of the cruise 

 rendering a possible loss of apparatus of less moment, -the 

 experiment . was tried of working trawl and dredge simul- 

 taneously. the -otter-trawl being made fast behind the dredge. 

 The experiment succeeded. in so lar at least as the dredge 

 came safely on board; hut the trawl. from its great 

 length. could not be hove quick' enough. and .fouled the 

 propeller, ere there was time to stop the engines. Getting 

 sail on the sbip, we ran before the wind. and with great 

 difficulty, owing to the heavy sea. succeeded. .after a couple 

 of hours" unreraitting exertions. in cutting awa\ suiticient 

 of the trawl. by meaus of knives and sharpened spade- 

 blades at . the end of long poles, to free the propeller. 

 We now stood for the land. hut next day the vessel lay 

 to with her head to the sea till an observation of the sun's 

 altitude. tåken ah hour afternoon. bad given us her position, 

 and we could steer direct for the Halten liglltbouse, the tower 

 of which hove in sight a few hours after. On the evening 

 of that day the "Vøringen" was moored in the harbour of 

 Halten, baving encountered a continued succession of heavy 

 gales — no less thau 8 - L in the course of ber six weeks' 

 cruise. On the morrow. the 14tli of August, the Expedi- 

 tion proceeded to Namsos. 



. At this place we reinained ti days, our stav being 

 chietly devoted to the taking of magnetical and astronoin- 

 ical observations on shore. On the 20th of August the 

 Expedition again put to sea. and in the evening the ex- 

 ploratory \\ ork off the coast was resumed. Standing west. 



