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Week 2 — Transit — Theo
2 weeks already—it’s a little hard to believe. We’ve been at sea for just about a week so far, and the transit has been great. We haven’t hit any patches of rough weather, and it’s starting to get a lot warmer too. The ocean has been choppy for most of the week, and the motion…
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Week 2 – Underway to Cape Verde – Will
Hello again from the R/V Langseth! This week has been very busy and productive as our responsibilities and tasks have increased since setting sail for Cape Verde 6 days ago! While the weather hasn’t been terrible the entire way, we have definitely hit a few rough patches here and there that have thrown me for…
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Week 1 — Preparing in Port — Theo
Hello! All is well on the Langseth; I’ve really enjoyed working with Cody (the Chief Science Officer), the other interns, and the rest of the crew so far. Quick update—we are no longer headed to Costa Rica. Things have been a little crazy around here, and because of some uncertainties about funding we’ve made a…
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Week 1 – Preparing the R/V Langseth – Will
Greetings from aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth! We have had a very busy, productive first week aboard the Langseth, assisting LDEO’s technical team in preparing to get underway. In regards to getting underway, the Langseth will now be setting sail for Cape Verde, off the coast of Africa, to retrieve OBS equipment as opposed…
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Theo Lafontant Kagan — Introduction
Hello! My name is Theo and I am one of three interns aboard the R/V Langseth this February. I recently graduated from Bowdoin College, where I majored in Biology (concentrating in Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology) and minored in Environmental Studies. I have a strong background in marine science, having previously studied shark populations in…
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Ethan Wadsworth – Introduction
Hello! My name is Ethan Wadsworth and I will be one of the Interns aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth transiting from Savanna, Georgia to Puntarenas, Costa Rica. I am a recent graduate from Cal Poly Humboldt in northern California. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Oceanography and a minor in Geology. At…
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William Eltringham – Introduction
Greetings! My name is William Eltringham; I will be interning aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth from February 20th to March 9th, starting in Savannah, Georgia, and ending in Puntarenas, Costa Rica! I am currently a Junior at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where I am pursuing a degree in Marine Science, Safety, and Environmental Protection with…
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Week 3: Mud Cruise and Chirp Data
Hello Readers! This past week has been awesome learning new things but pretty intense with back-to-back deck operations. Let’s dive in 🙂 9/16 Today, I practiced my CTD termination! Since we have yet to make a new CTD termination but instead have made a new trawl winch termination, I have been using scrap cable from…
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Week 2: Adventures on the Point Sur
Hello Readers! So far on this current cruise, everything has gone great and as I am writing this, we are heading back to port a day early! But I have to catch you all up to what I have been doing this past week! My fifth day during this internship was learning quite a few…
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Week 1: Getting to know the Pt. Sur
Hello Readers! As I write, it is currently day 6 into my MATE internship working with my mentor, the lovely Grace Fulton on the Pt. Sur, and let me tell you… I have been learning A LOT! On my first day aboard the Pt. Sur, I had just flown in from Seattle that evening and…