Weather Report
Time : 1 :30 Pacific Daylight Time
Air Temperature : 7.3 Degrees Celsius
Sea Temperature : 13.3 Degrees Celsius
Wind Speed: 13.4 Knots
Water Depth: 2697 Meters
Boat Speed: 1.9 Knots
Latitude: N 52.02
Longitude: W 133.20
This morning's CTD cast was delayed due to a frayed cable. The remedy was to replace the cable with an auxiliary cable and connection. This is easier said than done. Have you ever climbed a ladder on a ship at sea?
The "Fish" has been launched, and sea water is flowing into the clean room. The clean room is trace metal clean. That means the plastic bubble of a room has air filters, called HEPA, that draws air from outside the bubble. Sea water analysis for trace metals, in this case iron and copper, is conducted within the bubble.
Three Alaskan Fur Seals were spotted earlier this morning. The seals were within three meters of the ship according to Morgan Brunbauer, a University of Maine undergraduate in marine sciences and chemistry. Morgan was employed at The Riverhead Foundation which is a marine mammal and sea turtle rehabilitation center located in Riverhead, New York.
2 PM - Hey! A sea lion just put on a show off the port side. I was able to snap a number a pictures as this critter barked at the ship. The pictures will be posted to the web site.
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