I am onboard the research vessel, but we have not left the port yet. Everybody onboard is busy to make sure that we are well prepared for this expedition. So the scientists are building their laboratories and securing their scientific gear, science technicians are busy fixing their instruments, and ship's engineers are working round the clock tuning up the engine to ensure a smooth ride. With so many people onboard, it is a given that it is going to take a humongous amount of food to feed all of us for the next 48 days. Once we leave the port, there is no going back to get new supplies, so yesterday the science team helped the crew with loading food supplies. It took almost the entire day to move a truckload of food from the wharf to the ship’s pantry. At times it felt like we are in a loading dock of a supermarket. Today, the ship is scheduled for fueling which is also going to take several hours. A barge came alongside the ship to start the fueling process. You can think of this as the gas station coming to you rather than you going to the gas station. In between all these preparations, we could not forget our main objective: science. So we had a long meeting with all other science team leaders to make sure that we are efficient and productive once the samples start coming in. If everything goes well, we will be on our way tomorrow afternoon. There is a fair chance that we are going to be sailing through a marine reserve as we make our way to our first location. We will be watching out for marine mammals. So you can expect some pictures!!
Jenny Zorn
11/5/2018 12:59:16 am
I'm looking forward to following this adventure. Bon Voyage!
Sue Holt
11/5/2018 12:10:41 pm
I'm so excited to follow along with you, Chandranath!
Elizabeth Powers
11/5/2018 03:08:14 pm
What a great adventure! Thank you for allowing us to be a part of it by creating this blog. Comments are closed.
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