by Jennifer Magnusson | May 26, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
Captain Beaver’s Shining Star SOLO float 4010 will forever roam the ocean under its new name “Captain Beaver’s Shining Star.” ; I’m no longer aboard R/V Atlantis. Instead, a full science party is working along the Aleutian Islands, taking Alvin dives to the seafloor...
by Jennifer Magnusson | May 26, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
Deploying Drifters On the last night of the transit, Melissa stayed up late to deploy 10 drifters from the Lagrangian Drifter Laboratory at Scripps. ; On the last night of the transit, I stayed up late to deploy 10 drifters from the Lagrangian Drifter Laboratory at...
by George Matsumoto | May 14, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
Swag Exchange One way to share memories of an expedition. ; Today was swag swap day aboard R/V Atlantis! The ship store was open and it had the biggest array of branded gear I’ve ever seen aboard a research vessel. There are Atlantis shirts, of course—a standard. But...
by George Matsumoto | May 14, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
Art and Science Art abounds on board the R/V Atlantis. ; The second float has begun its journey! The SSSGs Ella and Catie oversaw a smooth deployment in less-than-smooth seas. The weather is definitely gathering as we continue our march north. But float #4013, better...
by George Matsumoto | May 13, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
Art and Science Art abounds on board the R/V Atlantis. ; Something I really like about R/V Atlantis is the artwork on the walls. Most ships I’ve been on have a few pictures and certificates hanging in the library, but out here there’s much more than that. All over the...
by George Matsumoto | May 13, 2024 | East Pacific 2024
Melissa meets Alvin Melissa Miller gets to experience the wonders of the HOV Alvin ; Today I got to tour Alvin, a submersible that lives aboard R/V Atlantis. Even though we’re not using it on the transit, there’s three WHOI engineers onboard getting it ready for the...
