Posts Tagged ‘Endurance 18’

Athena Abramhamsen is an undergraduate student at Oregon State University, who also works part-time with the OOI’s Endurance Team, helping to refurbish and rebuild moorings.  The Endurance 18 expedition was her first time at sea. She speaks of her experience and what she learned in this short video.

And it’s a wrap! Last day at sea until the fall. Time to head back to the Ocean Observatories Center (OOC) at Oregon State University (OSU). The R/V Sikuliaq docked and offloading began. The Endurance 18 team offloaded all the moorings and other gear to truck back to the OOC in Corvallis. Well done team!…

The Endurance 18 Team conquered stormy conditions, recalcitrant anchors, and March winds and successfully recovered and deployed all moorings so that the Array will be operational and reporting critical ocean data for another six months.  It takes a team!  

The smiles of Linus Stolz, (left), Alex Wicks, and Raelynn Heinitz and others show the relief and success of completing all of the mission objectives of Endurance 18 despite weather delays and stormy conditions. Well done team!

Here are the moments the Endurance Array’s team Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) first spotted a giant pacific octopus, and when the ROV latched onto an anchor of a mooring that wasn’t properly releasing. The team worked the problem, and in the end they got it done. 

Researcher Eric Tappa from the University of South Carolina explains how sediment traps work.  Eric is aboard the R/V Sikuliaq as it winds up the Endurance 18 expedition.   

Marine Technician Marnie Jo Zirbel explains the ins and outs of CTD sampling and why this type of sampling helps validate instruments in the water. Marnie is aboard the R/V Sikuliaq as it winds up the Endurance 18 expedition.

Glider Lead Stuart Pearce talks about gliders and how they deliver data for the Coastal Endurance Array.

After six months in the northeast Pacific, the mooring components become habitat for marine life. In science terms, the moorings become “biofouled” and will need to be cleaned before the next deployment.

Today, Day 3 of Leg 2 of Endurance 18, was a mooring recovery day aboard the R/V Sikuliaq. After spending six months in the ocean, the moorings have become biofouled and will need to be cleaned before the next deployment.