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R/V Pelagia Cruise GLOW – Diary February/March 2009

 

04 March

Wednesday

 

Since our last report, the ship has occasionally fallen eerily quiet punctuated by blasts of intense excitement.  The team continues to work successfully towards our ambitious scientific goals  Read more…

 

25 February

Wednesday

 

Halfway through the GLOW cruise on the R.V. Pelagia, an industrious and good natured spirit prevails on board. The work plan is extremely full with various aspects of research working in tandem.  Read more…

 

22 February

Sunday

 

Box and piston coring Davie Ridge! Tremendous excitement on board the Pelagia, cores came on deck for the last two days. Everybody worked hard to make this event successful, making long working days.  Read more…

 

20 February

Friday

 

We spent the last three days surveying the area for potential coring targets, and for understanding the regional geology of the area. Towards the end of the S-N Davie ridge line  Read more…

 

16 February

Monday

 

After transiting for several days we finished our first 24 hours of recording a south-north seismic profile along the strike of Davie Ridge offshore Tanzania.

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