Jack MaCafferty Blog
When doing IRLS for any dive we are to mention any sightings of biology. For my dives those have included hagfish, starfish, ctenophores, sea urchins and some siphonophores.
July 19, 2014
Day: July 19, 2014
Quinlan Lonergan Blog
Thoughtfulness when at sea seems as inescapable as it is inevitable. I ponder at length the line of men dating back centuries, who, though we share no blood, I feel deeply connected to by my pontifications at sea.
July 19, 2014
Marine Lebrec Blog
It’s quite extraordinary how in such a small amount of time at sea, so much can be accomplished.
July 19, 2014
Claire Knox Blog V14
Last night, I had watch from 2000-2400. While on watch I write the log for the ROV dive which is like writing the closed captioning for a video.
July 19, 2014
Neah Baechler Blog
Gravity. It escapes conscious thought most of the time and when it does draw the minds eye its generally in the form of a ludicrous man sitting under an apple tree, apple in hand, a dotted line and unsavory expression connecting him to the branch above.
July 19, 2014
Matthew Tomko Blog
Last day of the cruise. Most of it spent in slight seasickness, although not enough for any drastic measures. We presented projects today.
July 19, 2014
Madison Shipley Blog
It’s Sunday. We’re transiting home. So sad! I will miss the open ocean, but hopefully we’ll be reunited soon. So everyone was
July 19, 2014
Alex Mitchell Morton Blog
The Deep Profiler is a go! It took a little while and some finagling by the engineering crew, but it’s working. It was supposed to happen during
July 19, 2014
Completing the Cable and Junction Box Installation at Axial Base
In the wee morning hours, ROCLS unexpectedly became stuck in soft sediment when it was unlatched from ROPOS at the end of the 1-km cable lay. Surprisingly, there was a bit of a slope, and this, plus the soft sediment, caused ROCLS to sink down
July 19, 2014