Much Ado About Nothing

We arrived at the station around eight and began trying to take samples. I say trying because our attempts to take core samples have so far been unsuccessful due to gear problems. The on-board technician and engineers are currently working on fixing the problem. Hopefully we won't lose much time when we could be coring.

I had a light shift for me today since I'll normally work midnight to noon, but started at 8. However, like on any research vessel, I'm working more than my assigned shift to help out wherever possible. Everyone working on water column stuff -- CTD (conductivity, temperature, and depth) tests, taking water and plankton samples -- have had a successful day, so I've been helping process their samples whenever they need an extra hand.

A CTD sensor and Water Sampling Bottles

The weather's been good so far, hopefully we'll have better luck coring tomorrow.