Bill the Crocodile

Bill the Crocodile

GO-SHIP P02: Bring Your Crocodile to Work Day Featuring Bill the crocodile and the day he spent with his human, Co-Chief Scientist Shuwen Tan ; 1 Jun 2022 By Vic Dina What’s that? It’s bring your crocodile to work day? Say less. Today’s blog post features Bill the...
Room 29 Explorers

Room 29 Explorers

GO-SHIP P02: Room 29 Explorers Float No. 9, adopted by K-6 students of James K. Polk Elementary School in Fresno, CA ; 29 May 2022 Two weeks to the end of the cruise, today (May 29th) we deployed our 9th GO-BGC float near the International Date Line. Tomorrow, after...
Not so Ordinary Seaman

Not so Ordinary Seaman

GO-SHIP P02: Marvin Gomez Ordinary Seaman who is anything but ordinary ; 28 May 2022 First let’s get the boring stuff out of the way for all the non-nautical types out there: what is an OS (Ordinary Seaman)? Basically it’s the entry level position in the deck...
Radio Jargon

Radio Jargon

GO-SHIP P02: Radio Jargon Sophie Shapiro shares the mystery of radio jargon aboard the R/V Roger Revelle ; 24 May 2022 Here’s Sophie Shapiro, reporting on radio jargon! While on the ship, we often need to talk to crew mates from opposite ends of the ship. To do...
Águila dorada

Águila dorada

GO-SHIP P02: Águila dorada Deploying the float mascot of El Dorado Elementary School ; 24 May 2022 Halfway through our journey, today (May 24th, day 25@sea out of 42 days in total) we deployed our 8th GO-BGC float, Águila dorada. Águila dorada was adopted by grades...
Elgin Eagle

Elgin Eagle

GO-SHIP P02: Elgin Eagle Deploying the float mascot of Elgin Elementary School ; 19 May 2022 Day 20@sea, after a beautiful sunset, the Elgin Eagle was deployed to the Pacific Ocean. the Elgin Eagle is the BGC-Float mascot for grade 4 of Elgin Elementary School in...