Introducing…the underreamer!
Each time we drill a new hole we have to first check our equipment on board, so we are confident it will work once…
Retracing Our Steps on a Vagabond Engineering Tour
We are currently sailing north toward Asut Tesoru Seamount, after having spent a day pounding a stuck bridge plug down the…
Puzzlement at Fantangisna, and (hopefully) fixing stuff
We are at Official Lull 3 in our Mariana Forearc activities, at Fantangisna (formerly: Celestial) Seamount, currently 3/4 of the…
The Lull Before Asut-Tesoru…
It’s been a rather quiet couple days here on the JR, as the drillers have been diligently drilling what will…
A unique way to install a reentry system at Site U1440B
Since we have already drilled a hole at Site U1440 (approximately 20 meters from where we are now) and collected…
Exp 350: JR Casing Record!
Bad News Blog.
Just a quick note to keep everyone updated on activities onboard the JR. The last several cores have come up…