The past two days again have been very busy as we check off our long list of tasks to complete for this Leg of the NSF-OOI Cabled Array cruise. The UW team has been working very long hours to get the job done as diving in the hydrothermal fields ...
How can it already be 3 days since we left Newport – we are in a time warp where the nights/days fly buy. On the way out of Newport, we had hoped to install the Benthic Experiment Platform at the Oregon Shelf Site at 80 m water depth. Howe ...
The transition between Leg 1 and Leg 2 flew by in Newport. The R/V Revelle arrived in Newport at ~3 pm under blue, sunny skies. Folks used the evening to walk around town and stretch their legs. At 0800 Saturday morning, Larry Nielson, the lead ...
The van is dark and quiet except for the pilots measured tones; they sit silhouetted by a wall of screens showing a strange world 1500 meters deep. ...
Last night’s shift in the ROV control van proved to be another memorable experience. ...
During the night shift we saw an octopus under the CAMDS-2017. It followed Jason ...
Today has been another great day aboard the R/V Revelle ...
Now that we are at Slope Base, I have noticed how different the water and biology is here ...
Without busy watches, the main lab became less quiet – filled with noises, which I think mostly from us, the students. ...
During the past 48 hrs we have been keeping our eyes and thoughts on the weather, and for some, relearning patience at sea as the weather gods/goddeses test us with only three days left to get all our work done on this first Leg. ...
Since we left port on June 23, the days have flown by. We have been incredibly busy completing Jason Dives 1043-1049. Many of the Cabled Array team has been work ...
The waves have been pretty rough recently and it feels like I’m on a nonstop roller coaster! ...
I have found that helping others out in the analytical lab is probably my favorite things to do on the ship. ...
Last summer, this girl from Arkansas went on her first research cruise in Washington state’s Puget Sound for nine days… then repeated it again a couple months later. Now, as I type, this same girl finds herself in the open ocean ...
Surprises are astonishing as you can never expect when they would knock on your door… ...
Arrived in Newport boarding the Research Vessel (R/V) Roger Revelle, our home for the next 9 days. ...
Only our second day at sea, and I already feel like a cod fish packed in salt. In our short time, ...
Another day at sea has left me aghast and falling even deeper in love with my career path. Today, I am at a loss for words: ...
Yesterday was a whirlwind and I'm still just trying to get adjusted to everything and everyone. ...
Today the R/V Revelle left Newport at 1000 to begin the National Science Foundations’ ...
The Ocean Observatories Cabled Array team from the UW School of Oceanography is about to set off on another 47-day exciting expedition ...
Hands down, the bridge has the best view on the entire ship. You can see for miles and miles in every direction—it’s really something. ...
Days 3 and 4 of the final leg of the 2017 OOI Cabled Array O&M Cruise were filled with a wide variety of activities. Jason Dive J2-1007 visited the International District Hydrothermal Field ...
I looked into the water from the fantail and saw two sharks! ...