Hello! My name is Yoav Pinto. I’ve chosen to return to school to follow my dream of studying Astrobiology, and being an Oceanography major at UW was definitely a step in the right direction. I’ve always loved both space and the oceans, and I’m excited to get to look at some unique environments as a part of VISIONS. I’m most looking forward to getting to know ROV ROPOS and seeing how its crew operates.

We Never Give Up at Sea
Legs 4 and 5 saw the successful recovery and reinstallation of the Shallow Profiler Mooring at Slope Base, but it was not without a huge