Reykjanes Ridge Expedition 2007

June 15-July 15

R/V Knorr

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Ahoy

Train

Ropy pahoehoe

Old Glory

Iceland Flag

Leaving port

Tug escort

The landscape

Tug

View from the R/V Knorr


Reykjavik

R/V Knorr Stack
More volcanic landscape

WHOI Logo

Jesse

Dr. Hey

Capt. Silva & Dr. Hey

Fire & Boat drill

On watch

12kHz & 3.5 kHz echo sounders

Navigation Screen

Taking roll

Amy teaches us about safety

How to use a fire extinguisher

Escape air pack (5min)

Escape air pack (10 min)

Adam, Chief Mate

Survival suit

Trying on the survival suits

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Jessica

Jessica....it fits!

Dr. Hey

Pall

Whew, got them on!

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Prianca

Prianca's almost there

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On deck for abandon ship drill

A-frame

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First Scientific meeting

Sea Beam explained

Meeting with the MATE Students

Filling out paperwork


R/V Knorr

Bye-bye Reykjavik

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Breton on the anchor

One last look...

Radar on the bridge

Up on the bridge

Life Rafts

Jessica, Laura, & Prianca (MATE Students)

Watching land disappear

Pall explaining Iceland geology

Track lines on nav chart

Radios & monitors up on the bridge

First watch

Peter explaining Sea Beam

Track line chart

Science meeting



Science meeting with Captain Silva

Logging maggie data

Launchin an XBT

Robbie & the XBT

Xpendable Bathy-Thermograph

Amy and the XBT data

Magnetometer

maggie on deck

Making sure everything is correct to deploy maggie

Jose & the needle gun

Preparing to deploy magnetometer

Using the A-frame to deploy


Paying out maggie cable

Hoisting up maggie

Over the side she goes

Down, down, down

Easy does it

maggie in water

maggie swimming

Paying out cable

Team work

Looking at maggie data

Welcome to New York

Skyscraper mural

Jessica "Killing Time" at JFK

Terminal 4

Mac nuts $11.00 @ JFK

Waiting for our flight

Keflavik airport

Heading up for security screening and customs entry

Keflavik Airport

Leaving airport


The road to Reykjavik

Sites along the way

About 50km (45min) to Reykjavik

Reykjavik Traffic

Porthole

R/V Knorr