:49:00
Rudder is amidships.
:49:07
Shoaling rapidly. Sounding seven fathoms.
:49:09
Shifting to feet on my scale.
:49:16
- What's our depth?
- One hundred feet.
:49:18
- Costigan?
- Thick ice.
:49:20
- How thick?
- Twelve feet, sir.
:49:22
Take her up to 70 feet.
I think we have room.
:49:24
Seventy feet. Aye, sir.
:49:36
Control, very heavy ridge ahead.
:49:38
No depth in my scope.
:49:40
Range inside of 300 yards.
Appears to extend clear across the bow.
:49:45
- All stop.
- Answering all stop.
:49:48
Sonar, disregard side search and stay
on that ridge. Keep your reports coming.
:49:52
- Sonar, aye.
- Sounding, 30 feet. Still coming up, captain.
:49:55
Sonar, I told you to keep sending reports.
:49:58
Yes, sir. Same ridge.
It is all across my forward scope area.
:50:01
Inside of my range.
Seems heavier on the starboard bow.
:50:08
Ridge ahead blocks me to 315.
:50:12
Port beam possibly clear.
:50:14
Starboard ahead one-third.
Port back one-third.
:50:23
- Port ahead one-third.
- Port answering ahead one-third.
:50:54
Fifteen feet.
:50:56
Holding steady, captain.