Not the Best Day for Science at Sea
Posted by: Rory Wilson
Thursday, July 12, 2007
8:00 AM Indian Ocean
Incoming Wave:
The difficulty was that this was not the only one! Waves began to build in a cross-swell so that they formed some interesting peaks and valleys. Because these were actually short, they caused the seismic fish to come up and down rapidly and it stressed steel cables, shackles, and people too. It was still always safety first, and everyone worked together when we needed to get the seismic gear back on the Revelle.
On board was also a rough ride, but most everyone is doing really well. We are more used to this now and dinner was well attended. We had a great dinner and dessert last night. Even though it was not the best day for science, the people here are great. Everyone helps and yesterday evening we packaged some of the rocks so that we would be ready for our next dredging sessions...
Once the weather settles a bit!
JULY
7/30 - Final day at sea: on the way into Singapore
7/26 - A Day in the Life of a Teacher at Sea
7/18 - Checking our Position (Latitude) with a Sextant
7/16 - Monsoon Blues in the Indian Ocean
7/15 - WAVES, Rough Weather, but an exciting day... WHALES
7/11 - Not the Best Day for Science at Sea
7/9 - Discoveries on the 90 East Ridge
7/5 - Closer to Home, Life Here Onboard
7/2 - Ocean Careers: Texas to Russia
JUNE
6/30 - Easy Cruising Day: Now in the Southeast Trade Winds
6/27 - We Crossed the Equator Today, Heading South.
6/21 - Night Time Fun in the Indian Ocean
6/20 - Transit Gale in the Indian Ocean
6/17 - Arrived in Phuket, Thailand (finally)
