by George Matsumoto | Jan 11, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
Refueling and Recalibrating Our unexpected stop in Hobart resulted in an adjusted expedition schedule ; Fill ‘er Up Refuel The IBRV Araon spends half of the year in the Arctic and the other half in the Antarctic, stopping in at its home port of Incheon, South...
by George Matsumoto | Jan 10, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
Final Float Check in Lyttleton Float Engineer Greg Brusseau checks out each float before we head out Finally onboard the IBRV Araon and departing Lyttleton ; Guest Blog by UW Engineer Greg Brusseau Educators who were at the EARTH 2022 workshop in Seattle may recognize...
by George Matsumoto | Jan 6, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
"We're off!" The Captain Shouted Finally onboard the IBRV Araon and departing Lyttleton ; Everything Finally Comes Together Loading Day After my final test (which I excitedly took just after midnight on Jan 4), I was ready to board the IBRV Araon. Our departure...
by George Matsumoto | Jan 5, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
From Here to There Traveling halfway around the world to meet the ship ; Flying into the New Year After many months of waiting and preparation, I am finally on my way! It’s been a long day of travel to be sure, to get halfway around the world. I flew from our small...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Jan 3, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
More Questions Than Answers Preparing for the IBRV Araon Expedition ; You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know After learning that I would be going on this expedition back in July, I tried to learn everything I could about life onboard the IBRV Araon. What I found was that...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Dec 26, 2022 | Southern Ocean 2023
Safety First! Safety at sea is an important topic that eveyone onboard must learn about ; We’re all in this together Required Learning for Everyone As part of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers...
