Station Papa 9
NOAA deployment #1
Lots of cooperation/collaboration aboard the R/V Sikuliaq during Station Papa 9. NOAA’s Noise Reference Station was successfully deployed by the joint OOI/NOAA/UW cruise team. It is one of two deployments being done for NOAA.
Read MoreFlanking Mooring B deployment
Nico Llanos successfully oversaw the deployment of the flanking mooring B deployment on Station Papa. It was his first time as deck lead. Nice work, Nico! Photos: Rebecca Travis©WHOI
Read MoreWildlife visitors
Eagles, seals, and other wildlife were part of the send off team for the R/V Sikuliaq’s departure from Seward.
Read MoreReady for departure
The R/V Sikuliaq is loaded and ready for departure later today, May 12 2022. The ship is docked in Seward, Alaska.
Read MoreTeam on way to Global Station Papa 9
A team of scientists and engineers is already traveling to Seward, Alaska to mobilize for another OOI expedition. On May 12, they will be aboard the R/V Sikuliaq for a 19-day expedition to the Global Station Papa Array, in the Gulf of Alaska, about 620 nautical miles offshore. This team will deploy five moorings — three…
Read MoreR/V Sikuliaq
The 261-foot R/V Sikuliaq is one of the most advanced university research vessels in the world, capable of breaking ice up to 2.5 feet thick.
Pronounced [see-KOO-lee-auk], the vessel is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, as part of the U.S. academic research fleet.
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