Off at sunrise

Recovered buoys on dock as the sun rises. Credit: Dee Emrich©WHOI

Stern deck fully loaded. Credit: Dee Emrich©WHOI

Armstrong heads out to sea. Credit: Dee Emrich©WHOI

The second leg of Pioneer 18 begins. Credit: Dee Emrich©WHOI

After waiting out a late-season nor’easter during the in-port period between legs,  the second leg of Pioneer began this morning at sunrise. The R/V Neil Armstrong left the dock at Woods Hole as the sun peeked through the sky for another nine days at sea. While the sun was rising, the air still cool and breezy.