Captain's log - Stardate 2261.604

The searching has finally paid off. Spock has located a small patch of calm on the planet. Scotty will be left on the Bridge while Spock and I go down with a Security squad to find and retrieve our people.

While I would normally leave Spock in charge, I'm not dealing with telling an irate Vulcan that he can't go after his readings aren't clear enough to tell us anything about the area beyond the fact that it is there, so we'll be going down in full life-support gear.