Slight Delay

Slight Delay

Fremantle and Beyond Due to a slight delay, Melissa Miller and some of the other scientists had a chance to explore Fremantle and the surrounding area ; Underway at last! After a slight delay, I09N is underway! All lab gear is onboard and secured for sea and the...
I09N Intro

I09N Intro

Pre-cruise Decorating Melissa Miller had a chance to decorate the floats for this expedition before they were loaded for shipment. ; Welcome to the I09N cruise blog! So many things will be happening on this cruise and GO-BGC floats are only a small part of that....
Big News

Big News

Big News Thingamajig Makes an Unbelievable Comeback! ; Big News: Thingamajig Makes an Unbelievable Comeback! Remember Float #22365, nicknamed Thingamajig, deployed just before our brief stop in Tahiti (see the blog post here)? Initially declared non-operational due to...
Big News

Cyance

Cyance Our last float, Cyance, was deployed around 41° S, 80° W. ; October 25, 2024 These last couple of days have been very busy. The last float deployments were very close to each other and somehow, I didn’t sleep much. Today, October 25, marked the last of the...
Chesty’s Yacht 

Chesty’s Yacht 

Chesty's Yacht The National Geographic Resolution Olympics celebrations continued with live music and dancing, and we deployed Chesty’s Yacht ; October 25, 2024 On October 22, almost at the end of the repositioning voyage, we started the night with a special...