by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 16, 2023 | Atlantic 2023
An Equatorial Rite of Passage Leaving the Southern Hemisphere behind. ; March 13, 2023 by Ellen Park On March 13th at 20:49 UTC, we crossed the equator, leaving the southern hemisphere and entering the northern one! This moment was something that many of the...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 13, 2023 | Atlantic 2023
Diving Deep for Data Our first float, Data Diver, has been deployed. ; Data Diver – Penn Alexander School in Philadelphia, PA Location: 4º 28’ S, 25ºW Time: FRI 10 MAR 2023 18:18 UTC Float Number: 1475 (WMO: 4903489) Float Type: Navis Float Program: GO-BGC...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Mar 9, 2023 | Atlantic 2023
Transit Activities: Decorating Floats We had a little decorating party during our transit! ; March 9, 2023 by Ellen Park After leaving Port Suape, Brazil on March 6th, we finally arrived at our first station at approximately 20:00 on March 8th. During transit,...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Jan 3, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
More Questions Than Answers Preparing for the IBRV Araon Expedition ; You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know After learning that I would be going on this expedition back in July, I tried to learn everything I could about life onboard the IBRV Araon. What I found was that...
by Jennifer Magnusson | Dec 26, 2022 | Southern Ocean 2023
Safety First! Safety at sea is an important topic that eveyone onboard must learn about ; We’re all in this together Required Learning for Everyone As part of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers...