My First 3 Days Onboard RV Thompson
As we left the UW Docks, I couldn’t stop grinning. I was so excited to be apart of the VISIONS’13 expedition and contribute to this u
July 5, 2013
Category: Visions 13
Starting Work at Axial Volcano
After leaving port the morning of July 2, the R/V Thompson steamed ~ 36 hours to Axial Seamount, over 350 miles offshore.
July 4, 2013
July 4, 2013
Thompson Sets Sail for VISIONS 13 Cruise
The R/V Thompson cast off from the UW dock at just past 9 am today, setting sail on the VISIONS ’13 expedition.
July 2, 2013
OOI Updates Installation Plan for Cabled Observatory
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program has made some changes to plans for installation of the secondary infrastructure on cabled observ
July 2, 2013
VISIONS 13 Overview and Goals
The VISIONS’13 expedition in July and August 2013 focused on deploying and testing 22,000 meters of extension cables
July 2, 2013
Work this summer extends reach of cabled deep-ocean observatory
A story on the UW website by Hannah Hickey describes work this summer that extends reach of the OOI regional cabled ocean observatory.
July 1, 2013
VISIONS 13
The VISIONS’13 expedition took place during July and August 2013, and successfully installed and tested some 22,000 meters of extension cables and four instrument subnets. All were left ready to be connected to the primary infrastructure.
July 1, 2013
Loading Cable Spools
With ROV ROPOS and its vans already loaded onto the R/V Thompson (work that was done while the ship was docked at Pier 90 in Seattle on
July 1, 2013