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Kl. 6 var Véjret blevet saavidt roligt. at der kunde tåges 

 et Lodskud paa 1081- Favne. paa 63° 7' N. Br. 1° 26' L. 

 V. f. <4r. og en Skrabe den 5te om Morgenen 10' nordli- 

 gere, men en om Aftenen paabegyndt Temperaturrække 

 maatte afbrydes, da Vind og Sø atter tiltog fra Sydøst. 

 Den 6te Juli. med Vind fra Syd af indtil 18 Meters Hastig- 

 bed pr. Sekund, drev vi langsomt nordover, liggende bi for 

 Styrbords Halser og sagte forover gaaende Maskine. da ved 

 Middagstider en Braadsø kom over. som knuste Rækken, 

 Nedgangskappe og Skyligbt forud qg slog Fordækket lækt. 

 Nu sattes Stevnen mod Soerne og for langsomt gaaende 

 Maskine avanceredes smaat sydover. Den følgende Dags 

 Aften kunde atter dampes med fuld Fart og Kursen sattes 

 nu paa Tborsbavn. hvor Expeditionen ankrede om Efter- 

 middagen den 8de. 



Med Assistance fra Land blev her den lidte Søskade 

 udbedret. Vejret var under Opholdet i Thorshavn uroligt, 

 tildels stormende, med en Yindhastighed i Vestenvindsby- 

 gerne af over 20 Meter pr. Sekund. ' Udflugter gjordes af 

 Expeditionens Medlemmer, saavel i zoologisk som i mine- 

 ralogisk Retning. Paa den ligeoverfor Thorshavn liggende 

 Naalsø samledes en Del Mineraler. Etterat Skibet igjen 

 vai - sejlklart, gik vi med Vøringen søndenom Strønio til 

 Vestmannahavn paa Øens Vestside for at søge gunstigere 

 Lejlighed til at gaa tilsøs, men vendte den næste Dag, den 

 16de samme Vej tilbage til Thorshavn. hvorfra vi efter et 

 Par Timers Ophold kunde gaa tilsøs. 



Kursen sattes østover ud i Færø-Shetland-Renden og 

 om Natten toges et Lodskud paa 148 Favne, 15M110NØ. 

 for Naalsø. Næste Morgen toges atter et paa 690 Favne 

 30 Mil fra Naalsø i samme Retning. Kulingen var atter 

 tiltaget, saa at der ikke kunde skrå bes, og om Ettermid- 

 dagen arbeidede Skibet svært i den oprørte Sø. Kursen 

 holdtes NV ( V. og om Aftenen toges et Lodskud paa 204 

 Favne, 18 Mil i NØ. for Færøeriie. Med VNVJig Kurs 

 og aftagende Kuling holdtes gaaende til Kl. 8 Form. den 

 L8de, til et Punkt 16 Mil retvisende NNØ. for Færøeriie. 

 hvor Dybden fandtes at være 1215 Favne. Her toges 

 Bundskrabninger først med Skrabe og deretter med Trawl- 

 net til om Morgenen den L9de. Samme Dags Aften be- 

 gyndte den- 4de Storm, der vårede i noget over 24 Timer. 

 Mod sydvestlig til vestsydvestlig Kuling og svær So arbej- 

 dedes stadig vestover, i det der den 20de Og 21de toges 



to Lodskud med Temperaturrækker paa Strøget mellemls- 

 lanil og Færøerne. Den 22de om Morgenen bedredes Vejrel 

 og \i lik Island i Sigte omtrent ved Portland. Da vi om 

 Aftenen var rukket indtil hers af Vestmanna-Øerne, lik vi 

 Taage med tiltagende Kuling, og da Barometret visle et 

 raskt Fald, besluttedes det at soge ind under Heima-ey. 



the deep-sea apparatus. The violence of *the wind had . 

 somewhat abated, hut there was a heavy sea. the height of 

 the waves being 3 metres (10 feet). On the morning of 

 the 4th.' at 6 a.m., the weather was sufficiently moderate 

 to admit of 'sounding. in 1081 fathoms. lat. 63° T N., long. 

 1"26' W., and on the morning of the 5th we took a haul 

 of the dredge, 10' farther north; but in the evening it came 

 on to blow again. trom the south-east. with a rapidly rising 

 sea, so that ' a series of teinperatures commenced shortly 

 before had to be broken off: On the 6th of July. in a 

 heavy gale from the south, velocity of the wiud 18 metres 

 a second. we were drifting slowly north, hove to on the 

 starboard tack. at slow speed, when, about noon, a sea 

 struck the ship on her starboard bow, carrying away the fore • 

 bulwark. hatchway. and skylight, and springing the seams of 

 the deck. The vessel was nOw put head to wind, and we 

 steamed slowly south. By the evening of the following 

 dav, we could agairi run at full speed, and now steered 

 for the harbour of Thorshavn. where the "'Vøringen" drop- 

 ped her anchor on the afternoon of the 8th. 



With some assistance from the people of the place. 

 we succeeded in repairing the damage the ship had sustained 

 in the gale. During our stay at Thorshavn the weather 

 was rough and unsettled. at times stormy, the velocity of 

 the wind during the violent westerly squaws reaching 

 20 metres a second. Divers excursions. zoological aud 

 minerological. were made by the mem hers of the Scientific 

 Staff. The islaud of Nolsø. which lies a.breast of Thors- 

 havn. furnished interesting mineral specimens. When the 

 ship was ready for sea, we procéeded, coursiug south of 

 Strømø, to Vestmannahavn. on the western shore of the 

 island. there to await a favourable opportunity .of continu- 

 ing the cruise, but next day. the 16th. steamed back to 

 Thorshavn, whence, after an hour or twos stay, we resolved 

 on putting to sea. 



Standing east, the ''Vøringen'" steamed out into the 

 Færoe-Shetland channel, and in the night a sounding was 

 tåken, iu 148 fathoms. 60 miles east-north-east of Xolsø. 

 Next morning we sounded again. in 690 fathoms. 118 miles 

 from Nolsø. in the same direction. Meauwhile. the viol- 

 ence of the gale had again augniented : dredging was out 

 of the question. and in the afternoon the vessel laboured 

 heavilv in the agitated sea. Our course lav XWW.. 

 and in the evening we sounded in 204 fathoms, ■ 73 

 miles north-east of the Færoe' Islands. Steering WNW., 

 with the gale abating. we steamed on till the 18th, 

 8 a.m., and reached a ' point 65 miles NNE. (true bear- 

 ingl ol' the Færoe Islands, where the depth was found 

 .to "be 1215 fathoms. Here we explored the bottom, 

 first with the dredge and then with the trawl, till the 

 morning ol' the 19th. ( )u the evening of that dav it was 

 again blowing a gale. the fourth we had encountered. which 

 lasted something inore than 24hours; Steaming up against 

 a strong wind. south-wesl to west-south-west. and a heavy 

 sea, the ship was kept steadily on. her westward course. 

 On the 20th and 2 1 st we sounded twice. and took serial 

 temperatures in the truet between Eceland and the Færoe 



