Tuesday, December 28 



Weather Air: Very low visibility. No visibility at 1000 feet. 



Conditions Overcast. Medium west winds veering toward east 



(Daylight) at 15 knots. 



Sea: Data ship into lee. 



Avgo Merchant Unchanged. 



USCG 1528: USCGC Bittersweet relieves USCGC Vigilant. Vigilant 



Operations departs. 



Bittersweet remains on scene. 



Overflights No flights because of poor weather. 



NOAA/USCG 

 SOR Team 

 Operations 



Assisted in OSC press conference, 



Ship 

 Cruises 



WHOI Ooeanus cruise 20 continues. 



URI Endeavor cruise begins. 



USGS White foot. Plankton tows. Water and sediment samples, 



USCGC Evergreen cruise ends. 



Spill No determination because of weather preventing overflights, 



Characteristics 



Coordination OSC press conference. 



Meetings and SOR Team and USCG representatives meet with Marine Mammals 



Briefings Commission in Boston. 



11-16 



