September 30, 2014
Leg 7 of VISIONS '14 was only a single dive, to deploy a cabled surface-piercing profiler at the Oregon Shelf site. This successful dive concludes the entire summer of deployments on a high note.
September 23, 2014
After two long and complex mooring deployments on Leg5, the Thompson is headed back to Newport to gear up for the next leg and to weather a huge storm brewing just offshore.
September 18, 2014
After a successful deployment of the vertical mooring at Axial Base, the Thomas G Thompson returned to Newport, OR to reload the back deck for the next mooring deployment at Slope Base.
September 16, 2014
The engineering/science team and the crew of the ROV ROPOS and the R/V Thomas G. Thompson worked tirelessly and continuously for 30 hours to deploy a large and unique mooring at the base of Axial Seamount.
September 11, 2014
The main message for today's update is an overwhelming thank you to the crew of the R/V Thompson and the ROPOS team for their hard work....
September 09, 2014
During a long dive to Southern Hydrate Ridge last night and into the morning today, all of this site is now completely installed
September 07, 2014
The past few days have seen the cessation of high winds and seas, so we have been able to resume diving.
September 04, 2014
The past few days have seen long days of work as we adjust and respond to ever-changing events associated with Mother Nature, two-ship operations, and installing some of the most complicated, technologically advanced systems
September 02, 2014
An important question for many researchers is "how much methane comes out of the seafloor? - we are striving to help answer this...
August 31, 2014
Last evening, we again visited Neptunea's Garden, a vast expanse of Neptunea snails laying eggs that form yellow, woven-like stalks. It was a very busy night and today is more intense.-
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