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  TODAY'S WEATHER Broken Clouds 80°F (26.7°C) Latitude: 9 deg 36 ’N Longitude: 104 deg 14’W Wind Direction: NE Wind Speed: 13 Knots Sea State: 3 Swell(s) Height: 9 Feet Sea Temperature: 82°F (27.8°C) Barometric Pressure: 1012.0 MB Visibility: 12 Nautical Miles  Breakfast Cheese omelets Pecan pancakes Sausage Oatmeal Potatoes Breakfast bread pudding Bagels and cream cheese Lunch Chicken kabobs Rice pilaf - one with meat, one with vegetables Beef and barley soup Salad bar Snickers ice cream bars Dinner Baked glazed ham Breaded chicken breast Orzo pasta friti Asparagus with pimento butter Salad bar Banana chocolate creme pie  1.) Brachyurid crabs looking for lunch at the Tubeworm Pillar hydrothermal vent. 2.) Sampling hot, 274 degree Celsius, hydrothermal fluids at the Tubeworm Pillar vent. 3.) A large purple sea anemone on the lobate lava crust along the rim of the axial trough. 4.) A deep sea shrimp "walks" on the basalt lava near Marker 204. 5.) A shy octopus on the wall of the axial trough of the East Pacific Rise crest near 9degrees 49.6'N Latitude. 6.) Collapse feature in lobate lavas near Marker 204. 7.) Close-up of a purple sea anemone on the wall of the axial trough. 8.) Approach to the Tubeworm Pillar vent. February 3, 2000 By Dr. Dan Fornari and Sam Dean Like clockwork, the Towed Camera Sled was brought
back on board this morning at 0600 hours after another successful
run during which over 1800 digital photographs were taken of
the seafloor near 9° 37’N Latitude on the East Pacific
Rise crest. Jenny, Greg, Del and Margo looked tired but happy
that they had collected more data. So far they have collected
nearly 10,000 photographs to analyze! At 1020 this morning the bells and whistles rang
on RV Atlantis - abandon ship! Your schools aren't the
ONLY places that practice safety drills - RV Atlantis does,
too! Although it was only a drill, safety is a primary concern
on board any ship. There isn't a fire station just around the
corner to help us out! Once a week, Mitzi Crane, the First Mate,
runs training drills designed to help keep the crew and scientists
ready in case of emergencies on board. Everyone streamed out
of the ship’s interiors, Gumby suits and life jackets in
tow, to their designated starboard (right) and port (left) locations.
Mitzi reviewed the procedures and the communications equipment
we’d have at our disposal in the event we would have to
abandon ship. After the drill the scientists were excused to
go back to their work while the crew moved forward to the bow
of the ship to practice using the fire hoses to fight fires.
Make sure to check out the slide show and catch the crew in action! When Alvin returned from the ocean floor, Capt. Tim McGee received the ritual dousing of water accorded any observer that makes a first dive in Alvin. Pranksters Margo Edwards and Greg Kurras also had another surprise cooked up for Tim - they had frozen his shoes in a block of ice as a welcome-back present! Dive Summary
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