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Crossing the Antarctic Circle in Style

We continued our trek toward the Antarctic Circle, sailing through rougher seas over the last week. All on board had to hunker down inside the ship, and all-weather decks secured (i.e., no one was allowed outside). As we continued to pass through volatile seas, we rose each day to increasingly interesting restrictions to accommodate the cold and unpredictable conditions outside.

Finally, we have reached Station 01, and it’s time for us to get to work on the magic of science.

As we continue to work our way to the first station of this cruise, I thought I would share a few other things from our last days in Fremantle, that I found especially cool. Before leaving Australia, I visited the Western Australia Shipwrecks Museum. Yes, I can see the humor in visiting a museum about shipwrecks as I was about to set off on a cruise myself – that said, this place is amazing for anyone of maritime inclination.

In February of 2024, University of Miami Graduate Vic Dina joined the Global Ocean Ship Based Hydrographic Investigations Program (GO-SHIP) occupation of the IO8S transect sailing from Freemantle, Australia south towards the Antarctic Circle and back towards Freemantle, Australia. Follow along as Vic offers readers a glimpse of life and work at sea as she collects dissolved organic matter samples for the Carlson Lab.

Notes from UCSB undergraduate student Max Pacatte, currently at sea in the Atlantic Ocean