Noon position: 67° 13.3‘N 010° 44.7’E
Distance steamed since departure Kristiansand:692 NM
Weather: Passing showers, good visibility, 6/8ths cloud
Temperature: 5°C
Wind: Variable, Force 3
Sea state: Slight seas and short moderate to low swell
At 1030am Aurora crossed in to the Arctic Circle headed northwards. By midday she was passing the vast open body of water of Vestfjorden (the West Fjord) which lies between mainland Norway and the Lofoten Islands. Continuing on her north north easterly heading through the Norwegian Sea, Aurora passed the archipelago of the Lofoten Islands to starboard, coming abeam of the isolated islands of Vasroy and Rost by 1.15pm. Aurora passed 21NM to port of the southernmost of the larger islands, Mokenesoy at 3.00pm.
