Log August-15-2003 Report Card for CATS Last day on the ship. Since I am a teacher, it must be time for a report card... More Log August-14-2003 The Strongest Fictitious Force “Around" We are fortunate to have a meteorologist on the Healy with us. So much of the research plans depend... More Log August-13-2003 Dive, XBT! Dive! Two days ago I mentioned that I took 3 CTD casts on the small boat just to feel useful... More Log August-12-2003 I'm Happy! A helo ride, breaking through ice, an excursion on the Healy 3 small boat, tasted an iceberg... More Log August-11-2003 Walking on the land Gerhard Behrens and I were privileged to accompany Drs. Humfrey Melling and Helen Johnson on a small boat excursion... More Log August-10-2003 Morale night Last night was “morale night” on the Healy. Each Saturday night, a different unit helps... More Log August-9-2003 What color would you be? Last night, after our daily science meeting in the conference room, we were treated to a video... More Log August-8-2003 No more "ball and chain" The Challenger Expedition was the first “Oceanographic cruise”. Their sole mission was to... More Log August-7-2003 Back for clams The six heroes are back in the water today; first to place another bottom secured... More Log August-6-2003 Ride of a lifetime This heading could pertain to this entire research cruise; the scenery and breaking through ice... More Log August-5-2003 Message on a float Yesterday and today the scientists and crew were deploying acoustic current meters... More Log August-4-2003 We're here! Today we started to place the expensive moorings in the water... More Log August-3-2003 A three ring circus It’s Sunday, but as I wrote last week, it is a regular workday for the scientists and much of the Healy Crew... More Log August-2-2003 Who wants to go swimming? The ocean water temperature is 2.75oC, which is about 37oF... More Log August-1-2003 Electricity to the rescue Before I went off on the optics tangent, I was explaining about the coring operation... More Log July-31-2003 Cameras Last night Lee Narraway gave a talk on photography... More Log July-30-2003 Celebrity Lee Narraway is on the deck! Lee Narraway is on the deck! Quick get your... More Log July-29-2003 Coring equilibrium Late last night and all day today the science crew spent piston-coring... More Log July-28-2003 Relaxing and working Yesterday we saw land for the first time since we left St. John’s Harbor... More Log July-27-2003 The sound of water I was talking with Dave Huntley this morning, about the instrumentation that will be thrown overboard... More Log July-26-2003 Water testing begins While I'm waiting for the cups to return, my thoughts are in France, this being the penultimate day... More Log July-25-2003 Getting ready to collect important data During the last few days, the scientists, the lab technicians, the mechanical specialists, and the Coast Guard... More Log July-24-2003 Labrador Sea Today we passed into the Arctic Circle (Latitude 66 degrees, 40 minutes North), and we continue... More Log July-23-2003 Water, water everywhere "Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink." This is one of those places... More Log July-22-2003 Steaming north This is our second day of "steaming" north... More Log July-21-2003 First day at sea On a more serious side, today we were instructed on the procedures to follow for real emergencies: general emergency, collisions... More Log July-20-2003 Leaving St. John's, Newfoundland The scientists got themselves ready, too, but not always in the way you might guess... More Log July-18-2003 Arriving from Portland, Oregon What a long day for us West-coasters. We left our Portland, OR, hotel at 5:00 am, and arrived at the Healy, in St. John's, Newfoundland at midnight... More Log July-17-2003 Loading more gear in Newfoundland After the Healy finished her 18 hour stop at a gas station in St. John's taking on 600,000 gallons of fuel, she ... More Log July-16-2003 Nerveous anticipation I'm not on the Healy in the middle of Baffin Bay, nor am I on the ship in the St. John's harbor. I am ... More Log July-15-2003 Questions from Delaware Tracey from Delaware send me the following questions today. Several crew members ask me similar questions, so ... More Log July-13-2003 Crossing the Gulfstream All sensors went wild today as we are approached the northern extension of the Gulfstream. After sailing for 4 days in warm and salty sub-tropical waters a drop in... More Log July-12-2003 Preparing for Nares Strait moorings Over 40 brand-new University of Delaware ocean instruments arrived on the Healy when she was loaded in Seattle. We have never opened the boxes ... More Log July-11-2003 Passing through the Bermuda Triangle On our way to St. John's we are passing through the infamous Bermuda Triangle between Bermuda, Florida, and Puerto Rico ... More Log July-09-2003 Letting a ballon go off Puerto Rico Today Kevin let go of a ballon hight into the atmosphere for a vertical profile of the temperature and humidity ... More Log July-06-2003 Walking the town and beaches of Curacao On our sunday hike through Curacao Dave and I encountered an unexpected memorial. It was hidden away near the beach a few yards from... More Log July-05-2003 Settling in David Huntley and Andreas Münchow arrived on the Healy in Curacao of the Netherland's Antilles. The Healy had just arrived via the Panama Canal... More Expedition Expedition | People