Cruise Ships Diagrams

The 8-12

shift from 8am to noon and 20 hours at midnight, members are (from right to left): Julie, Chris, Vivien, Alain, Andy (dressed in red TOBI) Benedict. We have often support and good humor of Stephen and Duncan and of course Mathilde (next photo) and Dan (photo to come), the two co-leaders of the campaign.

Today, Thursday 14 (Day croissants), the first phase of TOBI operations ends. Direction of the core backbone for dredgers and CTD measurements resume tonight.


CTD sites were selected to detect any plumes of dissolved gases and particles, a sign of hydrothermal activity at the axis. This will allow the "TOBI team" (Andy Duncan, Dave, supported by Chris) to decompress while the "CPC team" kicks in (Vivien and Dominica). For the rest of the quarter, back to the hallway to sort, cut and select the most representative samples even exotic each dredge. Combination of work and construction of shoes a must! This is an opportunity for less seasoned in the field of petrology, refine their skills at a rapid pace.