For the judge’s record, I managed to stay awake long enough to see the end of the bathymetry survey this morning. Luckily the survey ended an hour and a half into my watch. Within the first hour, Trevor, my professor of knots, supervised my completion of a monkey’s fist. After a half an hour of […]
Innocent Until Proven Drooling
Since Jason wasn’t in the water at 0400 for my watch, I spent it in the computer lab making sure that the bathymetry survey of the surrounding areas of Station Aloha continued as planned. This meant occasionally glancing at the screen on which the colorful bathymetric data was being painted in wide strokes. This activity […]
A Party By Invitation Only
Yesterday I woke up early in anticipation for my first Jason watch in the control van from 0400 to 0800. Unfortunately they did not need my excitement and me because Jason didn’t go into the water until 0800 so I went back to bed. After Jason went in, the morning was filled with an assortment […]
Jason’s Photoshoot
This visual journey captures the intriguing moments of the ACO’s underwater expedition. Here, you’ll find an array of photographs showcasing ‘Jason’ and ‘Medea’ in action, from their deployment to deep-sea discoveries. Each image is a glimpse into the fascinating world beneath the waves, brought to life through the lens of the ACO team’s adventure. Dive […]
A Present from Jason: A Baby Echinoderm
Just after breakfast, Jason and Medea were lowered for the first time over the stern of the KM for an engineering test and rock-collecting dive. The operation to lower both bodies into the water without colliding with each other and the ship is one of ballerina precision on the part of the tag team on […]
Last Day on Land, First Day at Sea
As the junction box and the observatory are lowered to the bottom of the ocean, all of their parts will want to vibrate and come loose as water passes around them. For this reason, my day began by helping Kimball secure everything on these two platforms with red twine. In wrapping the twine methodically around […]
Neon Green Rotini
The day started on the roof of the Marine Sciences Building with Jeffrey, Nicholas, Craig and 200 meters of permed neon green cable. Our intention was to lay the coil of cable out and let the spins unravel themselves in the air off the side of the building. We began by feeding the cable off […]
Cruise Prep!
Everyone chuckled a bit when I said that I was excited to go down to the harbor because the items to be prepared are very heavy, as I soon found out, and things are much dirtier than when tapping away at my computer. New things are always exciting, however, and no one could convince me […]