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The first time you set sail is a memory that stays with you. Looking out over the rails, I watched the breathtaking view of Nha Trang become smaller and smaller as we headed out to sea. The city and mountains looked as if they were painted against the sky, islands stood motionless as we sailed … Continued
Unrelenting questions that press for a definitive, but elusive, answer are precisely the kind of questions that fuel Chief Scientist Joseph Montoya’s love for oceanography. He often goes to bed trying to solve the oceans’ latest riddle and wakes up the next morning knowing his mind was not idle. He might feel rested but is also … Continued
R/V Falkor is holding station just seven nautical miles off the coast of Vietnam. On her starboard side, mountains blend into a hypnotising silhouette that is suddenly dominated by a huge gap: the Mekong River mouth. After days of sailing in the open ocean, blue seawater has turned green, announcing our proximity to land. The connection between … Continued
Cruise Report: Timor Sea Reef Connections
Find out what the science team and crew of R/V Falkor has to say about the ocean on World Oceans Day.
Dr. Lam Nguyen-Ngoc leans over his microscope. He is soon joined by fellow marine planktonist Hai Doan-Nhu, and they both smile. The news spreads fast and soon most of the scientific team pays a visit to their workstation in R/V Falkor’s dry lab. No matter how many times they have to load the images again, they … Continued
“Our business is helping humanity better understand how the Oceans work, better understand how the planet works.” Our first weekly review video introduces some of the crew and researchers as they lay out plans for their journey and studies during the expedition “A Changing River: Measuring Nutrient fluxes to the South China Sea.”
Cruise Report: Mixing up the Tropical Pacific
What comes to mind when you think of the ocean? Waves, vastness, blue, or the many things that it contains. You may picture dolphins or fish, if you really know your stuff you might even imagine microclines or currents. The scientific party onboard of R/V Falkor is a little different. When they look at the ocean, … Continued
Verdant mountains embroider a necklace that surrounds the half-moon shaped beach of Nha Trang, where R/V Falkor awaits her next expedition. Life everywhere is dependent on the ocean’s health, but this reality is quite apparent here. Tourism is the backbone of the local industry in this coastal city with sandy beaches, a seabed dotted with diverse corals … Continued
