Good morning Expedition 391; good morning, Cape Town, South Africa. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_001]
The JOIDES Resolution at the start of Expedition 391 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Credit: Wendy Nelson & IODP) [Photo ID: exp391_002]
Kevin Gaastra (Paleomagnetist, Rice University, USA) and Jesse Scholpp (Petrologist, University of Tennessee, USA) board the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_003]
Maya Pincus (Outreach Officer, Bushwick Leaders High School, USA) moves her luggage on board. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_004]
Front to back: Claire Carvallo (Paleomagnetist, Sorbonne Université, France), Seunghee Han (Geochemist, GIST, Republic of Korea), and Wendy Nelson (Petrologist, Towson University, USA) step on board. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_005]
Mbili Tshiningayamwe (Petrologist/Observer, University of Namibia, Namibia) and Yuhao Dai (Geochemist, Lund University, Sweden) [from right] carry their luggage up to the ship. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_006]
A bird flies over the vessel. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_007]
Fabricio Ferreira (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) helps in the underway laboratory. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_008]
View from the ship. (Credit: William Sager & IODP) [Photo ID: exp391_009]
Lisa Crowder (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) gives the safety on board introduction. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_010]
Carel Lewis (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO) introduces the sampling workflow. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_011]
A group of scientists and IODP technicians practice taking samples. From right: Yusuke Kubota (Geochemist, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan), Kaj Hoernle (Co-Chief Scientist, GEOMAR, Germany), David Buchs (Sedimentologist/Volcanologist, Cardiff University, UK), Aaron Avery (Micropaleontologist, PaleoData Consulting, USA), and Brian Swilley (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO). (Credit: Emily Britt, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_012]
Sonia Tikoo-Schantz (Paleomagnetist, Stanford University, USA) at the sample introduction meeting. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_013]
Fuel bunkering during port call. (Credit: Wendy Nelson & IODP) [Photo ID: exp391_014]
View of Table Mountain from the life boat area. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_015]
Sonia Tikoo-Schantz (Paleomagnetist, Stanford University, USA) takes a break at the picnic tables. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_016]
Looking aft through a hawsehole. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_017]
And off we go – line handlers pull the last line on board. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_018]
Group photo at departure. From left: Claire Carvallo (Paleomagnetist, Sorbonne Université, France), Emily Britt (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Mark Higley (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Kevin Gaastra (Paleomagnetist, Rice University, USA), Ethan Petrou (Physical Properties Specialist, University of Oxford, UK), Beth Novak (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO), Chris Visser (Marine Electronics Technician, IODP JRSO), Susan Boehm (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), Jesse Scholpp (Petrologist, University of Tennessee, USA), Mbili Tshiningayamwe (Petrologist/Observer, University of Namibia, Namibia), Sriharsha Thoram (Paleomagnetist, University of Houston, USA), Sharmonay Fielding (Physical Properties Specialist/Observer, University of Namibia, Namibia), Wendy Nelson (Petrologist, Towson University, USA), and William Sager (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Houston, USA). (Credit: Maya Pincus & IODP) [Photo ID: exp391_019]
Mike Widdowson (right, Sedimentologist/Volcanologist, University of Hull, UK) and John Shervais (left, Petrologist, Utah State University, USA) during departure. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_020]
From left: Ethan Petrou (Physical Properties Specialist, University of Oxford, UK), Arianna Del Gaudio (Micropaleontologist, University of Graz, Austria), and Aaron Avery (Micropaleontologist, PaleoData Consulting, USA) posing in front of Table Mountain during departure. In the background (from left) Lisa Crowder (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO), William Sager (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Houston, USA), and Tobias Höfig (Staff Scientist/Expedition Project Manager, IODP JRSO). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_021]
From left: Carel Lewis (Curatorial Specialist, IODP JRSO), Myriam Kars (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO), and Mark Higley (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) during departure. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_022]
Doug Cummings (Publications Specialist, IODP JRSO) writes a last text message before departure. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_023]
The tugboat at work. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_024]
Yusuke Kubota (Geochemist, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan) waves as we get under way. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_025]
Yuhao Dai (Geochemist, Lund University, Sweden) takes a picture. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_026]
Birds accompany the JOIDES Resolution as we depart port. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_027]
The Expedition 391 science leads, from left: William Sager (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Houston, USA), Tobias Höfig (Staff Scientist/Expedition Project Manager, IODP JRSO), and Kaj Hoernle (Co-Chief Scientist, GEOMAR, Germany). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_028]
Looking at other ships in port as we get moving. from left: Sriharsha Thoram (Paleomagnetist, University of Houston, USA) and Chris Visser (Marine Electronics Technician, IODP JRSO). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_029]
Wendy Nelson (Petrologist, Towson University, USA) chatting with Lisa Crowder (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp391_030]
View of Cape Town disappearing in the distance. (Credit: David Buchs & IODP) [Photo ID: exp391_031]
The first sunset at sea for Expedition 391. (Credit: William Sager & IODP) [Photo ID: exp391_032]