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Dr. Jackie Dixon, University of South Florida My first cruise to the Juan de Fuca Ridge was in 1980. I was an

August 24, 2025

We returned to our friend Axial Seamount on Monday, August 18 – the weather and sea gods decided to be kind and

August 21, 2025

The morning of August 17th, was met with much excitement as the R/V Atlantis was scheduled to depart at 0830. The morning

August 18, 2025

August 28, 2025 Despite having written every day, it feels strangely grim to sit down, on my last day aboard the ship,

August 18, 2025

August 27, 2025 The morning watch today mainly consisted of doing one activity which was replacing the ethanol in the scale worm

August 18, 2025

August 28, 2025 Given that this is our last full day on board, I’m going to use this blog as a reflection

August 18, 2025

Leg 1 of VISIONS 2025 (completed August 15) was successful in achieving all the planned science objectives, and two recovery dives at

August 17, 2025

Leg 1 of VISIONS 2025 (completed August 15) was successful in achieving all of the planned science objectives, and two recovery dives

August 16, 2025

Working at sea brings unique challenges. The one we commonly experience on RCA cruises is weather, specifically wind and waves. When wind

August 13, 2025

On August 8th, we visited the ASHES Hydrothermal Field near the western caldera wall of Axial Seamount. This was the first dive

August 11, 2025