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Expedition 301
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Journal
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6 August 2004
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"DISCO PARTY” and FIRST SEDIMENT CORE
I woke up to some of the roughest weather of the trip. Fortunately, it only lasted until early evening. Bad weather or good, the work must go on! We spent the day cementing at Hole 1301B before moving about 100 meters (about 330 feet) to begin drilling for sediments at a new site, Hole 1301C. The first sediment core didn’t come in until midnight. People took advantage of the break in coring to catch up on their report writing for the basement basalts that were cored at Hole 1301B. I visited some of the work areas and then attended a meeting in which the scientists presented their preliminary findings from the first hole.
In between my visits and writing my journal, I helped Michiko Hitchcox, Yeoperson (USA), plan a dance party so the staff could relax a bit before the hectic pace of sediment coring began. The dance was a great hit after 6 weeks at sea! We were just in time! The first sediment core arrived at 0020 in the morning.
Here is a partial update for today given by Adam Klaus, Expedition Project Manager/IODP-USIO Staff Scientist (USA):
We reentered Hole 1301B, started the cementing job very late last night, and have completed pumping the cement. We kept the lowermost drill collars in the lower broken-off part of the casing to ensure that it stayed centralized while the cement hardened- we wanted to have both pieces of 10 3/4-inch casing fairly well aligned when the cement set. We started pulling out of the hole at ~1100 today and...
CORE-ON-DECK (COD) Alert: ETA for COD is currently likely around midnight tonight. Be patient on the catwalk and in the labs, as it will take a few cores for everyone to figure out how things go. If you have any questions during the process, make sure to ask a tech, co-chiefs, scientists who have sailed, or me.
SHIFTS FOR SEDIMENT CORING: Shifts are attached. Remember to show up early to be considerate to those tired folks getting off shift.
END-OF-LEG (EOL) INFORMATION: Burney and Chieh will be distributing information regarding: 1) the closing down of the labs; and 2) essential information for anything that will be taken off the ship other than your own personal suitcases. Chieh and Burney are responsible for all shipments leaving the ship. Paula is responsible for ensuring your samples are properly documented and packed for shipment as you specified.
The computer guys (Erik, Mike, and Dave) are responsible for backing up all the data and computer systems, and sending the data to the database group back on shore. Michiko is responsible for receiving all of the Expedition Reports, ensuring they are complete, and then backing them up for delivery to shore. The computer guys will be burning DVDs for all of the scientists. These will include: 1) all of the digital core images collected; 2) the final Expedition Reports (after Michiko has them all organized); and 3) selected lab data sets (e.g., phys props, logging, etc) that we scientists provide. This will allow us to walk off the ship with nearly all the data.
Countdown to Astoria: 14 days
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 ROUGH WEATHER… AGAIN! Early last night, a weather front moved in and it got very windy and we had rough seas. We were lucky because there were two sets of waves that were at angles to each other and seemed to be working against each other. Things calmed down later in the evening so our dance was a success.
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 “HOMEWORK.” All day yesterday and today the scientists have been working hard to complete the reports on the data that they have been collecting in the various laboratories. These scientists were in the science lounge preparing for afternoon presentations to the whole science party.
On the left are Shoichi Kiyoawa, Sedimentologist (Japan) (red shirt); Masumi Sakaguchi, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrologist, (Japan); and Rosalind (Roz) Coggon, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrologist, (UK). On the other side of the table are Mark Nielson, Physical Properties Specialist (USA), and Anne Bartetzko, Logging Scientist (Germany).
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 HOLE 1301B SUMMARY PRESENTATIONS. As we near the end of the expedition, it is important that all the scientists know what data has been collected in each laboratory and what still remains to be done, because most will be using data from one or more of the laboratories once they get back to their shore-based research facility. We had a meeting today so that the scientists could share their early findings from Hole 1301B. Here Rosalind (Roz) Coggon, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrologist (UK), is describing a slide of a thin-section showing the mineralogy of one of the basement basalts.
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 ELECTRONICS “WIZARD.” We have so many people on this ship that have amazing talents in their fields. Our electronics technicians are no exception. They can fix just about any possible electrical problem that could arise out here.
Tonight was the big dance and, while we have a lot of CDs with just about any kind of music that you can think of onboard, the ship doesn’t have a compact disc player. I went to visit Jurie Kotze, Electronics Technician (South Africa), this afternoon in the electrical technicians office (shown here). After listening to my dilemma, he took just a few minutes to rig up a converter that allowed us to hook up a personal CD player or computer into the movie room’s stereo system. It worked beautifully!!!
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 CREATIVE DECORATIONS. Michiko showed me a small corner of a storage room where we found decorations for all occasions. Several of us took turns decorating throughout the afternoon. Here, Masumi Sakaguchi, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrologist, (Japan), and Shusako Goto, Physical Properties Specialist (Japan), are providing expert instruction while I hang tinsel in the ceiling.
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 CATERMAR DOES IT AGAIN!!! We asked the Catermar staff if they could provide a few snacks and some drinks for the party. WOW!!! This is only half of the spread that they put together. Good food always makes a difference at a party, and this was no exception… Thanks Catermar! This is Rui Felix, Camp Boss (Portugal), completing the final touches on our dance feast.
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 BELLE OF THE BALL??? Lisa Hawkins, Undergraduate Student Trainee (USA), was decorating earlier and had a plastic bag full of balloons. With the nearest dress boutique an ocean and two weeks away, Lisa improvised and sought the expert services of London “fashion designer” Rosalind (Roz) Coggon, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrologist (UK), who created another runway hit for Lisa to premier at the JOIDES Resolution disco dance party. They made her dress out of the bag and, yes, duct tape… there are now 1002 ways to use duct tape… Unbelievable!!!
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 DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY! What a great way to unwind before the next set of samples. We had a huge turnout considering that many people were either on shift or sleeping because of the many different shift schedules. Those who made it had a great time… Thanks to Bill Crawford, Javier Espinosa, Roz Coggon, and others for providing a great selection of music!!!
Shown from left to right are: Jurie Kotze, Electronics Technician (South Africa); Anne Bartetzko, Logging Scientist (Germany); Lisa Hawkins, Undergraduate Student Trainee (USA); Will Sager, Paleomagnetist (USA) (back to camera); Rosalind (Roz) Coggon, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrologist (UK); Michiko Hitchcox, Yeoperson (USA); Tetsuro Urabe, Co-Chief Scientist (Japan); Takeshi Tsuji, Logging Scientist (Japan); Bernardino Alegria De Almedia, Hotel Staff (Portugal), behind Takeshi; Masumi Sakaguchi, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrologist (Japan); Takuroh Noguchi, Inorganic Geochemist (Japan), Shoichi Kiyokawa, Sedimentologist (Japan); and Geoff Wheat, CORK Hydrologist (USA).
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 CORE ON DECK! The first sediment core of the expedition came on deck at about 0020 in the morning from Hole 1301C. The night rig floor crew is preparing the core barrel to remove the core.
Shown from left to right are Phil Christie, Core Technician (South Africa); Saturnino (Thor) Pepito, Floorman (Philippines); Luisito (Louis) Umandal, Floorman (Philippines); Gregorio (Jo-Jo) Magtanong, Floorman (Philippines); Alejandro (Bobbie) Cortez (Derrickman); and Jose (Pepe) Estevez, Senior Toolpusher (Spain) (behind Bobbie).
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 EXCITED FOR CORE. The first sediment core was eagerly awaited by most of the science party. Even though the core arrived at 0020 in the morning, nearly everyone stayed up (or got up depending on their schedule) for this milestone event. We are planning to drill at this location for the next 2 days. Our goal is to core as much of the sediment section above basement as possible.
Shown from left to right are Mark Nielson, Physical Properties Specialist, (USA); Tetsuro Urabe, Co-Chief Scientist (Japan); Shoichi Kiyokawa, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrologist (Japan); Takeshi Tsuji, Logging Scientist (Japan); Takuroh Noguchi, Inorganic Geochemist (Japan); Shusako Goto, Physical Properties Specialist (Japan) (foreground); Samuel (Sam) Hulme, Inorganic Geochemist (USA); Geoff Wheat, CORK Geochemist (USA); unknown person behind the post; Steve Prinz, Marine Laboratory Specialist (USA); Fumio Inagaki, Microbiologist (Japan); Mark Lever, Microbiologist (USA); Lisa Crowder, Marine Laboratory Specialist (USA); Verena Heuer, Organic Geochemist (Germany); Chieh Peng, Assistant Laboratory Officer (USA) (at core—yellow helmet); Marion Dumont, Organic Geochemist (Sweden); Andy Fisher, Co-Chief Scientist (USA); Lisa Hawkins, Undergraduate Student Trainee (USA); and Adam Klaus, Expedition Project Manager/IODP-USIO Staff Scientist (USA).
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