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første Skrabning satte Skraben sig fast i den ujevne, haarde
Bund. og efter langvarige Manøvrer for at faa den løs,
maatte Touget sprænges. Vejret holdt sig taaget og
regnfuldt 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
Kursen sattes østover.
Den 8de loddedes og trawledes i 1861 Favne, det
største Dyb. vi fandt i 1876. paa 65° 48’ N. Br. 3ü 7’
L. V. f. Gr. Kulingen tiltog imidlertid igjen, saaat der
sattes igang østover meel kun halv Fart. og den næste Dags
Eftermiddag 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. Uagtet det var stiv Kuling
(Vindhastighed 10 til 16 Meter pr. Sekund) og uroligt Hav,
blev dog Bundskrabning udført fra Kl,. 11 Form. til Kl. 7
Aften, hvorefter Kursen atter sattes østover, men om
Morgenen den Ilte maatte Stevnen atter sættes mod Søerne.
•Den næste Nat sejledes nogle Timer Kurs, og da Station
naaedes, toges, uagtet det ugunstige Vejr fremdeles
vedvarede med stiv Kuling og høj Sø, Lodskud og
Temperatur-række. Da Dybden ikke var mere end 600 P^avne, og
Ilejsen -saavidt fremskreden, at et Tab af Apparater var
af mindre Betydning, forsøgtes det Experiment at bruge
til Bundskrabning Skrabe og Trawl paa en Gang, . idet
Otertrawlen gjordes fast bag efter Skraben. Experimentet
lykkedes ogsaa forsaavidt, at Skraben kom vel ombord
igjen, men Trawlen, der ikke hurtigt nok kunde hales
ombord i sin hele Længde, blev grebet af Skruen, førend
dewne kunde standses. Vi satte da Sejl til og holdt, undaf
Vejret, og med megen Besværlighed, paa Grund af den
høje Sø, blev saa meget af Trawlen bortkappet ved Hjelp
af Knive og .skarpe Spadeblade, fæstede til lange Stager,
at 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 Plads, saaledes at der
kundes styres lige mod Halten Fyr, hvis Taarn ogsaa nogle
Timer senere viste sig ret forud. Samme Dags Aften
bragtes V øringen 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 taget magnetiske og astronomiske
Observationer i Land. Den 20de August gik Expeditionen atter
tilsøs, og samme Dags Aften paabegyndtes Arbejderne atter
udenfor Kysten. Med vestlig. Kurs toges en Lodskudi’ække
and by the evening of the 7th had run 240 miles. At
the first haul, the dredge caught against the hard and
rugged bottom, and we were obliged to break the rope,
after manifold manoeuvres to disengage 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 tract between our most
northerly observing-station and Langanes. the north-eastern
promontory of Iceland, taking instead an eastward course.
On the 8th we sounded and trawled in 1861 fathoms,
the greatest depth measured in 1876. lat. ,65°48’N.. long.
3° ’l’ W. Meanwhile, it was again blowing so hard that
we had 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 heavily with the sea on her
beam. On the morning of- the 10th of August we
stood for the next observing station, and at 10 a.m.
took a sounding in 1539 fathoms. Though it blew a gale
. (velocity of the wind from 10 to 16 mettes a second) and
the sea ran high, still we managed to dredge the bottom.
— an operation which lasted* from 11 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 having
fallen off’a little, she was able to steam on her course
for a few hours; and, arrived at the next observing
station. we took, notwithstanding the very unfavourable weather.
— it was still blowing hard with a heavy sea. — both
soundings and serial temperatures. The depth here not
exceeding 60Ö fathoms, 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
simultaneously, the -otter-trawl being made fast behind the dredge.
The experiment succeeded, in so far at least as the dredge
came safely on board; but 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 ship, we ran before the wind, and with great
difficulty, owing to the heavy sea. succeeded, .after a couple
of hours’ unremitting exertions, in cutting away sufficient
of the trawl, by means of knives and sharpened
spade-blades at . the end of long poles, to free the propeller.
We now stood for the land, but next day the vessel lay
to with her head to the sea. till an observation pf the sun’s
altitude, taken an hour after noon, had given us her position,
and we could steer direct for the Halten lighthouse, 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, having encountered a continued succession of heavy
gajes — no less than 8 — in the course of her six weeks’
cruise. On the morrow, the 14th of August, the
Expedition proceeded to Namsos.
At this place we remained’ 6 days, our stay being
chiefly devoted to the taking of magnetical and
astronomical observations on shore. On the 20th of August the
Expedition again put to sea, and in the evening the
exploratory work off the coast was resumed. Standing west.
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