Gallery Main Album » AR16 2017 Research Cruise The R/V Neil Armstrong at the WHOI dock right before the cruise. Leaving the WHOI dock for the AR16 cruise. Sampling the sea surface microlayer from a kayak. Photo credit: Ben Van Mooy Equipment for sampling the sea surface microlayer from a kayak. Photo credit: Ben Van Mooy Quick selfie with the Armstrong after sampling the sea surface microlayer. Photo credit: Ben Van Mooy We had visitors at Station 8. This was Armstrong's first cruise with a Van (portable laboratory) on its bow. One last incubation experiment, we made it worth it! Photo credit: Ben Van Mooy It was so calm the ocean was like glass. Very surreal! End of the cruise shenanigans! Photo credit: Ben Van Mooy