28/6-15

Position: 82° 26.83' N, 10° 47.8' W, temperature 0 °C, air pressure 1024 hPa, wind 4 knots from the N. Ice drift 0.15 knot to the S. Continued engine maintenance and dismounted the compressor , air hoses and air bottles. The lead that opened behind the hovercraft and was closing at the beginning of the week is no at least 500 meter wide. For the first time we replenished our drinking water supply from the melt ponds. There is no detectable taste of salt. The azimuth of the hovercraft was 163 degrees on Friday and was now measured to 141 degrees.