2024 R/V Atlantis Transit
Float deployments on the R/V Atlantis transit from San Diego, California to Kodiak, Alaska.
Map showing the R/V Atlantis transit track.
R/V Atlantis Transit Expedition Logs
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 to study methane seeps. But I did...
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 Scripps. I also stayed...
Swag
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 in this case...
Go-Owl
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 known as Go-Owl,...
Atlantis Artwork
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 ship there are...
Melissa meets Alvin
Melissa Miller gets to experience the wonders of the HOV AlvinToday 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 upcoming cruise. It’s an...
Aqua Serenity
The FIRST Scripps SOLO float has been launched - and the name is Aqua Serenity.We deployed the first Scripps SOLO float in dark and foggy conditions. The biology class from UT University Academy that adopted it gave it the perfect name, Aqua Serenity. The seas were...
Game Nights
We’ve all got a lot of work to do, but with 24 hours a day, we need some time to unwind too.I had no idea what it would be like to come onboard a ship where I don’t know anyone, it has probably been 10 or more years since that was the case! On top of that, I’m the...
NOAA Floats
We’ve had great weather and deployed both of the NOAA floats on May 7.Two NOAA floats are away! We’ve had great weather and deployed both of the NOAA floats on May 7. The first was at 2:30 in the morning and the second at 7pm that evening. These join a network of...
Introduction
Melissa Miller will be writing from onboard the R/V Atlantis as the ship transits from San Diego, California to Kodiak, Alaska. Hello, I’m Melissa Miller writing from onboard the R/V Atlantis as the ship transits from San Diego, California to Kodiak, Alaska. After a...