Coming to a Close
Today is our last day at sea. We are steaming along, and will arrive in Victoria, British Columbia by tomorrow morning. This has been a...
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CSSF/MBL/SOI
Back In the Water
Today was going to be the day. I could feel it in my bones and my stomach. In the past 12 hours, I had not...
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Carola Buchner
Silver Lining
Typically on a research cruise as the weather permits, the sub goes down, the samples come up, they get processed, and the samplers get turned...
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Carola Buchner
Going Viral
The weather is finally calming down, so it looks like we may be able to wait it out and get ROPOS back in the water....
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Leighton Rolley
When Weather Isn’t Small Talk
Weather, weather, weather. It has been a major topic of discussion throughout this cruise. We had weather that prevented us from coming out here as...
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Carola Buchner
Making the Most of Borrowed Time
Mother Nature never ceases to amaze me, whether by her amazing underwater volcanoes beneath the surface or her ability to whip up a gale at...
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CSSF/MBL/SOI
Feeding The Beast
Today was quite a day, and I’m still in the midst of it, so this might be short. When last I wrote we had just...
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CSSF/MBL/SOI
Sweet Stink of Success
I woke up at 6 a.m. this morning eager to see if we would have a chance to dive. I had slept quite well, which...
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Carola Buchner
Wait For It
After a very rough ride, we arrived on station at 6 a.m. today, but weather conditions remained too poor to dive. Our science party is...
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Carola Buchner
Delayed Departure
Today is the official start to our #Subseafloor Life cruise, but instead of heading out to Axial Seamount, we are sitting on anchor in Victoria...
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