by George Matsumoto | Jan 15, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
All Smiles for our Second Float Our second float, Project Smiley, has been deployed. ; Project Smiley—BioTECH at Richmond Heights in Miami, FL Location: 160° 58.55.94’E; 58° 19.6401’ S Time: Fri 13 JAN 2023. 20:49 UTC Float Number: 1119 Float Type: Navis Float...
by George Matsumoto | Jan 12, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
First Float is Away! Our first float, Adventure, has been deployed. ; Adventure—Tacoma Science and Math Institute Location: 153° 05.02139’E; 50° 00.02028’ S Time: Thu Jan 12, 2023 01:01 UTC Float Number: 1121 Float Type: Navis Float Program: SOCCOM This float...
by George Matsumoto | Jan 11, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
Refueling and Recalibrating Our unexpected stop in Hobart resulted in an adjusted expedition schedule ; Fill ‘er Up Refuel The IBRV Araon spends half of the year in the Arctic and the other half in the Antarctic, stopping in at its home port of Incheon, South...
by George Matsumoto | Jan 10, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
Final Float Check in Lyttleton Float Engineer Greg Brusseau checks out each float before we head out Finally onboard the IBRV Araon and departing Lyttleton ; Guest Blog by UW Engineer Greg Brusseau Educators who were at the EARTH 2022 workshop in Seattle may recognize...
by George Matsumoto | Jan 6, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
"We're off!" The Captain Shouted Finally onboard the IBRV Araon and departing Lyttleton ; Everything Finally Comes Together Loading Day After my final test (which I excitedly took just after midnight on Jan 4), I was ready to board the IBRV Araon. Our departure...
by George Matsumoto | Jan 5, 2023 | Southern Ocean 2023
From Here to There Traveling halfway around the world to meet the ship ; Flying into the New Year After many months of waiting and preparation, I am finally on my way! It’s been a long day of travel to be sure, to get halfway around the world. I flew from our small...
