Exp359. 18th Oct. 20:00 pm. The JOIDES Resolution ready to sail for the first drilling site.
After the afternoon spent at anchor just a short distance from Malé, after the port formalities and the necessary supplies,…
Exp359. 19th Oct. JOIDES Resolution is on the 1st drilling site!
That’s it, we’re there !! The awaited moment arrived, on waking: additional noises on the boat, more intense activity, the thrusters were…
EXP359. JOIDES Resolution: Night and Day / the record of this first day (and night!) Of drilling.
Arrived at 4:18 am, the thrusters and hydrophones were lowered and the JOIDES was put in dynamic positioning, (ie it is able to…
Exp359. JOIDES: No “Core on deck” today …
A lot of work however on the rig floor ( https://www.facebook.com/joidesresolution < ). Today it was decided to stop drilling the time…
The Last Core
We’ve made it. After 57 days and almost 5.2 km of material from 7 different sites, we finally cored our…
The End is Just the Beginning
We’re coring our last hole of our last site of our last week of expedition 356. Everyone’s a little tired…
What a way to make a living!
Whenever I do a school broadcast, I get a lot of questions about working on the ship. How do we…
Not so glad for Glad® Cling Wrap
Pirates off Western Australia
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! It’s amazing how the JR gives me a constant reminder to really appreciate…
Pups, Snakes, Rabbits, and Other Useful Tools.
Everybody likes animals. We draw parrots on our kites, we watch dolphins in the ocean, and we eat the odd…