
McKenna Dawson Blog Leg 3
August 31: We have spent the last two days diving around Axial Caldera, and it’s easily been my favorite location

August 31: We have spent the last two days diving around Axial Caldera, and it’s easily been my favorite location

September 1: We’re nearing the end of Leg 3, nearly all of the dives have been done (except for four) and we

September 2: The ship began its transit and so there weren’t any dives happening. Therefore, when it got dark, we all exited

August 20: The midnight shift for today was calm. With a little down time before things got hectic, I went out on

August 21st We had a very fun shift last night! Not much happened on the dive, but once ROPOS was back on

August 19: I got up bright and early at 3:30 am and made my way to the Dive control room to begin

August 21: Getting used to my sleep schedule on the boat is getting easier and easier. I am feeling more energized each

August 21: Coming to you from Southern Hydrate Ridge again. We deployed a rosette tonight, which is a ring of 24 niskins

August 21: Today started out with an uneventful watch. We did however get to do some cool things. Namely, we toured the

August 21: Our shift began with recovery of the CTD, we took turns in the computer lab communicating with the winch operators