Swampii

Swampii

Swampii sets sail Our fourth float, Swampii has been deployed in the Southern Ocean ; Swampii— Maritime High School; Des Moines, WA Location: 53° 30′ 42.84” S; 87° 2′ 26.88” E Time: Sat 16 MAR 2024 12:30 UTC Temperature: 3.0°C, Wind 22 kts SW...
Cora – pH

Cora – pH

Spotlight on Cora McKean Cora is a laboratory technician in the Ocean Acidification Research Laboratory at the Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute in Seward, Alaska ; From an early age, I knew I wanted to be a marine scientist. Growing up, I pictured myself nursing wounded...
Fishstick!

Fishstick!

Fishstick Floats Away Our third float, Fishstick! has been deployed in the Southern Ocean ; Fishstick!— Salinas High School; Salinas, CA Location: 56° 29′ 20.04” S; 83° 46′ 34.68” E Time: Tue 12 MAR 2024 12:45 UTC Temperature: 3.0°C, Wind 20...
Raphael

Raphael

Raphael Slithers into the Deep Our second float, “Raphael,” has been deployed in the Southern Ocean ; Raphael— Salinas High School; Salinas, CA Location: 64° 28′ 17.4” S; 80° 2′ 12.12” E Time: Wed 06 MAR 2024 10:54 UTC Temperature: -0.9°C, Wind...
Nurse Jennie

Nurse Jennie

Spotlight on Nurse Jennie Our onboard nurse maintains the health of the crew and science party and responds to any medical emergencies or health concerns aboard the ship. ; I originally started my maritime career working on ocean going tugboats. I was a deckhand and...