Siem personnel going up the derrick. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_087]
Siem personnel watching the sinker bar come down the derrick, out of the top of the pipe. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_088]
Siem personnel returning to the rig floor after going up the derrick. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_089]
Emily Estes (Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO) and Jenna Patten (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) pose for a photo before receiving core. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_090]
Siem personnel do maintenance work on one of the cranes during sunrise. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_091]
The night cook flipping an omelet in the kitchen. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_092]
Siem personnel greasing up the pipes before they connect. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_093]
Siem personnel smiling for the camera on the rig floor. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_094]
Eric Moortgat (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) running core through the Natural Gamma Ray Logger (NGRL) (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_095]
Sunrise from the Bridge. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_096]
Radio Operator, Siem personnel, working in his office during sunrise. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_097]
Jenna Patten (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) pressure washing the catwalk after receiving core. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_098]
Kerry Mullins (Marine Computer Specialist, IODP JRSO) receiving his Saturday lava cake from the baker. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_099]
The baker making cookies. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_100]
Emily Estes (Staff Scientist, IODP JRSO) pointing to a changing hole condition on RigWatch while drilling the sediment/basement contact. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_101]
Siem personnel preparing to head out to the rig floor. The “Drillfloor Café” was originally installed during the Antarctica expeditions to protect workers from the elements. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_102]
Siem personnel working on the rig floor. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_103]
Siem personnel working on the rig floor. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_104]
Siem personnel guiding the threads to connect the pipes. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_105]
Brittany Martinez (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) cross-training and practicing photography. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_106]
Steve Midgley (Operations Superintendent, IODP JRSO) watching Siem personnel releasing the core catcher from the bottom of the pipe. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_107]
Jenna Patten (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) preparing the core catcher which is full of basalt. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_108]
In focus, the bottom of the core, showing some basalt fragments. (Credit: Sarah Kachovich, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp390C_109]