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Expedition "Santi Find the Eagle": next stage of search completed
Author:Mariusz Dasiewicz
The first approach to the fifth SANTI Expedition to Find the Eagle had a place in October, unfortunately due to very bad weather and unwavering wind, the team stopped searching and returned to Poland. On the way back, the idea for an expedition in the case of conundrums was born.
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Since its return, the team has been following all weather changes in view of weather conditions. What is surprising for this part of the year high temperatures and not too strong news were already coming down from the beginning, which gave a good chance to re-expedition. The team has been able to make a decision in a somewhat circular structure, since its return to the so-called ‘stand by’, and from 13 to 19 leaves the list in order to verify the established wrecks. It went to the port of Thyborøn, in Denmark, where the special marine unit M/S "NEMO" had already attended.
The weather, first of all, appeared to be quite good, was only consistent. Due to strong half-night wind, the entire crew had a marine disease that even affected the largest marine wolves. It seemed to me that I was strongly encouraged to do various types of weather changes, but for the first time, I had so much friction, a lot of effort was put into doing so that, as norsely, we were still rocking long after we came to land – says Piotr Michalik.
[related2] Despite this, the members of the expeditions were able to verify 43 of the established positions, of which 16 proved to be new, so far illiterate. Although the ORP "Orzeł" has not been discovered, the team is completed with an expedition. Thanks to this year's search, the team explored another area and sailed the 1162 km route, which significantly narrowed the search area.
— The conditions were difficult, I would say that even heavy and somewhat we did not agree on this, but we had to complete the work started in October. We checked everything that was available for verification on this range. More than that, we have been able to participate in the project of Danish fishermen, of which I am more happy. During the winter, they promised to whitewash as much information as possible on the North Sea's wreckage. — Tomasz Stachura, Head of Expedition, is the committee.
[related3] Since the beginning of the project, its partner has been the Maritime Institute in Gdańsk, which provides the best-class hydrographic equipment, specialist search devices, such as high-frequency echoosonda (MBES), which allows effective research of the seabed, in a range of up to 400 metres wide.
— This is our fifth joint expedition, we are getting better and we have developed such a practice that we have been in constant all the equipment to carry one car and then get one in less than four hours. My hydro-grafi team was sipping. — added Benedict Hac, head of the hydrographic team.
After the current expedition, the team is already preparing for the over-excellent work. They do not surrender and prepare for subsequent expeditions. They know the Eagle is out there waiting for them. They believe they'll find him... eventually.
