Underway Geophysics During transit to Tahiti
Transit to Tahiti – yes I said Tahiti! From Victoria, BC, Canada to Tahati, French Polynesia. Have I mentioned…
Transiting to Tahiti
In preparation for Expedition 329: South Pacific Gyre, the JR is now transiting from Victoria, B.C. to Papeete, Tahiti. But…
In which ocean basin will the JR's next expedition put her?
Tieup!
Sunday 19 September Final Day! Yesterday (Sat) we came into port in the early morning to a different dock than…
Land, Ho! And a few more questions & answers
A view of the bridge
The ship wasn’t really moving when I was at the helm. Here’s a link to a panorama of the bridge. …
The Freefall Cone falls
This last piece of the seafloor jigsaw is simply allowed to fall down the drill pipe to land in the…
Sen(sor)sational
Day 11 (Thursday 16 September) Datalogging is a long and fancy word for collecting data long term via computer….
How many people does it take to screw in an ACORK?
Over the last few days, the tool pushers, drill operators, engineers and scientists have worked around the clock to drill…
Do You Know Where You Are?
There are two navigation systems on the ship. The ‘regular’ navigation works from Port to Location using two large aft…