John Powell (2nd mate, SIEM) on the right explained the New Year's Eve tradition aboard the JOIDES Resolution. The senior crew member, Ronald Grout (Operations Superintendent, IODP-USIO/TAMU), center, would ring out the old year with eight bells and the youngest crew member, Satoshi Furota (Sedimentologist, Hokkaido University, Japan), left, would ring in the new year with eight bells. (Credit John Beck, IODP/TAMU) [Photo ID: exp339_113] Back to expedition photos.