Aug 05, 2000 Fog
The trip is marked by smooth sailing. Areas of dense fog persist across the Eastern Bering Sea. Nothing unusual there. Weather outside of the fog is generally VFR with unrestricted visibility. Inside the fog banks, the ceiling is obscured with no more than 100 feet of vertical visibility and horizontal visibility reduced to as low as 100 yards.
This has a big impact on the ship in several areas. The captain sets a low visibility watch that increases the number of lookouts to watch for the numerous fishing boats. If the ship is called upon for any search-and-rescue, it will have to be done without the on-board helicopter as the current conditions are below minimums.