Author: Mike Vardaro

September 6, 2024 Last night we arrived at Dymond, the most unique vent site we’ve encountered on Leg three, and probably my

25th of August, 2024: This morning, I had the chance to sleep in a bit since there were no Jason deployments scheduled

August 25, 2024 The sun is shiny, waves are calm winds are a breeze it is the we return to Newport NOAA

August 25th, 2024 As we were approaching Newport, the small pilot boat came to drop off pilots. Watching the pilots come on

Aug 24 During the deployment of J2-1635, we saw a very biologically beautiful but gruesome scene, a fish got eaten by several

August 23-24, 2024 When aboard the Atlantis it’s impossible not to feel small in a meaningful way. At night the sky opens

August 25th, 2024   Day 8 of leg 2 completed our time at sea. As always, the food was very good with

August 25, 2024 This morning’s 4 am shift lasted approximately ten minutes since my time slot coincided with the very tail end

August 25, 2024 It’s Sunday, the last dive is done, and our main responsibilities are over. I had woken up at 4