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A dolphin showing off its stuff as we get close to San Diego |
Verne, Fred, Matt & Jesse play some Texas Hold 'Em, KA style for the ship's tournament |
Scientist Maria "Majo" Boluarte gets ready to dine on her birthday cake with the the CO and XO. Happy Birthday Majo! |
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ST Shawn Gendron deploys the final CTD of the cruise |
Sarah disguises herself for a sunset photo shoot |
Scientist Brittany Graham dissects a fish for later analysis at her lab |
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Maria and Doc showing how much fun it is to spool nylon during a buoy recovery. |
GVA J Ulatan says he's ready for another CTD! |
The KA crew enjoys a little sunset buoy ride at the Equatorial/125W mooring |
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Scientists Steve and Brittany scrape barnacles off of the 2S/125W TAO mooring for later study and analysis |
Our RHIB, "KA1", heads back to the docking cradle after hooking up the towing hawser to the 5S/125W TAO mooring |
The crew shows how excited they are to don survival suits during an abandon ship drill |
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Sarah Jackson cheeses it up before attacking her double-chocolate cake on her birthday |
This dolphin decided to ride our bow wave in front of the ship as we leave the Marquesas Islands for the open ocean |
A hard day's work is rewarded with a beautiful sunset as we sail for the 125W TAO line |
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The deck crew rinses down the anchor chain as we get set to depart from Nuku Hiva |
Ginger, Mike, and Matt in front of a Marquesan statue, with the Baie de Taiohae behind. |
The deck crew keeps a lookout and anchor watch as we pull into Baie de Taiohae, Nuku Hiva Island in the French Marquesas |
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Verne and Fionna struggle to hold down this huge Ono they caught. |
Scientist Mark Livingston demonstrates how to relieve stress by gripping the nilspin REAL hard |
Scientist Maria "Tex" Boluarte shows off her lasso skills during a late-night CTD cast |
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Brian, Nemo, and Roger get set to drop the anchor on the Equatorial/140W TAO mooring |
Matt, Trent and Dave reel in some nilspin as we recover the 2N/140W test mooring |
3AE Jesse Duncan climbs back aboard after a successful hull inspection dive op |
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GVA Verne Murakami counts up the results of the day's "fish ops"; 2 Mahi, 3 Yellowfin Tuna, and 5 Wahoo! |
Brian, Nemo, and Roger get set to recover the first TAO mooring of the season at 9N/140W |
AB Bill McNally says hello to his family from the deep blue sea |
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The KA crew fires off a few parachute flares during a demonstration on the KA's fantail |
ET Ed Gardner contemplates his next password change |
GVA Mike Brunson concentrates on the CTD winch display during our first cast of the season |
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2AE McManus, ENS Fishman and ENS Jackson strike a pose next to NOAA's Gulfstream G-IV. These KA sailors certainly have "The Right Stuff"! |
DU "Jimbo" Donovan and ENS Sarah Jackson make sure the KA is pointed in the right direction as we head southeast |
OS Matt Jefcoats and BGL "Nemo" McKay check out the USS Missouri as we depart Hawaii for our first cruise of the season |
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