Never was there such a sweet sight, after six long days, arriving at night.

Through well rehearsed coordination, the pipe is lowered and we remain on station.

Thrusters counteract current and swell, sediment is raised from where it’s dwelled

5 million years, give or take a few, to be sampled and analyzed by the scientific crew,

Correlating effects of leaking salinity to the shifting trade winds and evolution of humanity,

Using past climates to find us solutions to all our questions upon the JOIDES Resolution.