Welcome back. We successfully finished week 6 on the JOIDES Resolution. Let’s look back at the events. (Credit: Glen Macion, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_091]
Siem personnel prepared to suit up with hard hats and life vests for the boat drill. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_092]
More boat drill preparation – Siem and Entier personnel getting ready. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_093]
Each life boat has a dedicated muster taker – here Randy Gjesvold (Marine Instrumentation Specialist, IODP JRSO) and Siem Engineer fulfilling their muster duties. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_094]
Life boat 1 group photo after the boat drill: Siem, Entier, and IODP JRSO personnel. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_095]
Another life boat group photo: Siem and Entier personnel. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_096]
Cloud-speckled sky before sunset. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_097]
We moved to a new site, Hole U1561A, where the thrusters are lowered during the night. Siem personnel ensure these are properly set before starting the process and secured once in position. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_098]
Siem Tool Pusher and IODP JRSO Operations Superintendent, Bill Rhinehardt, communicate planned tasks and check in on each other during drilling. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_099]
In the core splitting room, the hook blades of the core splitter are set for the next batch of cores. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_100]
On the catwalk, the technicians carry the first “core on deck” for this site: Mark Higley (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) and Aaron DeLoach (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_101]
The next shift takes over core duties after cross-over: Beth Novak (Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) and Carel Lewis (Curation Specialist, IODP JRSO). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_102]
Daniel Marone (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) extrudes sample material from the core catcher. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_103]
In the meantime, Brittany Stockmaster (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) takes a headspace sample from the lower part of the core. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_104]
On the rig floor, a new liner is oriented in the core barrel. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_105]
On the helideck, the downhole measurement tools waiting for deployment. They were not used during our expedition. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_106]
The sinker bar (pictured coming out of the top part of the drill string) is used to carry the core barrel downhole. The drill crew will load a new core barrel, attach it to the sinker bar, and then reconnect the drill string. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_107]
Siem Tool Pusher showing a piece of basaltic rock on the rig floor. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_108]
Rainbows in the afternoon. (Credit: Bill Rhinehardt, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_109]
Sediment cores are split in the Core Laboratory. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_110]
Alyssa Stephens (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) scrapes a section half to prepare the surface for high-resolution imaging on the SHIL (Section-Half Imaging Logger). (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_111]
The derrick during a lovely day at sea. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_112]
Aaron DeLoach (Assistant Laboratory Officer, IODP JRSO) looks forward to more core on the catwalk. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_113]
Sandra Herrmann (Marine Laboratory Specialist, IODP JRSO) taking photos of hard rock samples. (Credit: Alyssa Stephens, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_114]
Collage of birds that have visited in the last few weeks: white-chinned petrels and yellow-nose albatross. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann and Beth Novak, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_115]
Clouds on the horizon predict a big storm front – it’s time to go. (Credit: Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp395E_116]