Friday, December 24 



Weather 



Conditions 



(Daylight) 



Air: Medium visibility. Scattered clouds. Medium north- 

 west winds at 20 knots. 

 Sea: Calm. 



Avgo Merchant Unchanged. Stern bearing 260°, bow 45°. 



USCG 

 Operations 



USCGC's Vigilant and Bittersweet on scene entire day. 



Overflights 



0945 

 0958 

 1014 



HU-16E. Mapping. 

 PA-23. Surface markers, 

 H-3. 



NOAA/USCG 



SOR Team 

 Operations 



Personnel aboard HU-16E and H-3. 



Other 

 Operations 



AMSI overflight. 



Ship 

 Cruises 



NOAA/NMFS Delaware II cruise completed. 

 uses Whitefoot cruise ends. 

 USCG Evergreen cruise. 



Spill Total extent 100 miles east. Two flukes formed at the 



Characteristics end, with a width of 10 to 20 miles. Moderate concentra- 

 tion of "pancakes" along center, surrounded by light 

 concentrations . 



Coordination 

 Meetings and 

 Briefings 



11-12 



