Seawolves Explore—Pacifica Christian High School; Santa Monica, CA
Location: 49° 16′ 5.88” S; 91° 16′ 8.4” E
Time: Mon 18 MAR 2024 14:04 UTC
Temperature: 9.0°C, Wind 23 kts N
Float Number: 21865
Float Type: Apex
Float Program: GO-BGC
This float was adopted by Pacifica Christian High School in Santa Monica, CA and named Seawolves Explore. Seawolves is their school mascot, and the name represents the spirit of the seawolves.
Another float that was decorated during our long transit to Antarctica, Seawolves Explore boasts a beautiful rendition of the seawolves logo, done by CTD Watchstander Ruth Moorman.
CTD Watchstander Ruth Moorman decorates the float.
The finished product!
This was the first float deployed at night on I08S, which requires another level of skill and safety. The ship has external lighting, so the deck is well lit as the crew complete the deployment. When you gaze outside of the warm glow of the deck lights, however, the darkness is complete. Once the float was successfully deployed, it was swallowed up quickly by the night.
Seawolves Explore in the main lab, before heading out into the dark.
Seawolves Explore is ready on deck.
Attaching the deployment line to the float.
Seawolves Explore splashes down into the inky dark of the water below.
We are excited to announce that we have added a new interactive map to the GO-BGC website that includes both SOCCOM and GO-BGC floats in one place! It is located directly below the GO-BGC interactive map on the website under Map Room > Float Locations & Data. You can see the location of Seawolves Explore in the map below, where you will find links to more information and data from the float.
The location of Seawolves Explore is shown on the joint GO-BGC/SOCCOM interactive map.
Be sure to check out the “For Educators” page on the Adopt-a-Float website for lots of information, including background information on floats, how to access data, and featured lesson plans and activities.
All images by Jennifer Magnusson unless otherwise noted.