Glimpses of Shipboard Life
Enjoy clips of life during the first few days at sea for the crew of the Plastics at SEA: North Pacific Expedition 2012.
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See Christa in the last group shot, mid-left.
The ship is a celebrity with a great supporting cast
To my Dearest Ones 10/10/12
We have a chance to write, and it is so difficult to decide what to fit into a short email to you. So much has happened, between learning about the ship, how to manage watch duties, meeting all these amazing people, etc.
You would be astounded at the amount of data we collect every hour -ten times more than at the dojang! But it is exciting to collect it, realizing that every piece of information is so valuable to where the ship is heading, the projects we are undertaking, the safety and comfort of the ship and crew. Right now in my bunk, I can hear the crash of the waves just on the other side of the hull. I’ve recorded it for you. The ship is rocking forward over the swells. We are moving very fast for the moment, (8-10 knots?) mostly motoring, with the four lower sails up. For a day this rocking made many of us sick, but now we are fine and moving with the ship with more and more ease every day.
I hope things are going well with all of you. There were so many unfinished projects and situations when I left. I trust you can manage without me, but imagine there will be plenty to catch up on when I return. Continue reading “The ship is a celebrity with a great supporting cast”
Today. Awesome.
Today. Awesome. Started with an intense evening watch, followed by unending science deployments on midwatch. We assembled the MOCNESS for about an hour, recorded hourlies, deployed MC, brought it back, deployed Hydrocast, brought it back, deployed Neuston, brought it back. Tons of data to record, just with the deployment. Next watch gets to pick through what we found, and rinse the nets. MC is pretty incredible with five nets attached that deploy at different depths. We only sent it down 15 meters -plenty enough to collect the plastics floating near the surface or forced down by wind or weather. We are still learning how to use it, deployed it for the second time today.