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No ocean going expedition is without its risks and I learned firsthand about this on August 23rd. I woke up not feeling great but with the change in environment, schedule and food, I didn’t think much of it. Plus I am young, fit and healthy…nothing could medically happen to me out here except maybe some [...]
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After a 17-hour steam, we arrived at our next dive site, DeSoto Canyon. This will be the deepest dive of the expedition going down to 2500m. All of the scientists are abuzz with the anticipation of what they may find at this new site. I am very excited because I will have my first watch [...]
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After twenty hours of bottom time, the Jason II ROV surfaced filled with samples. Perhaps one of the most interesting things about these samples is that they were collected individually so there is video of the collection and the scientists in the control van knew what was in every container. It is a fantastic way [...]
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Steaming in the morning, we arrived at our first station at 1100 when we got ready to begin calibrating the navigation system for the ROV Jason II. The sun was shining and the seas remained calm, a beautiful day on the Gulf of Mexico. It is difficult not to marvel at the beauty of the [...]
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NOAA Ship Ronald H Brown
We left Key West with moderate wind and some white caps but all in all a beautiful day. Tropical Depression Ana decided not to foil our plans so we left the dock at 1530 and headed off into the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Mexico. As we left port, a [...]