This morning we reached the southernmost extent of our voyage -- a mooring at 20N, 38W that is part of the international PIRATA array spanning the equatorial Atlantic. Although winds and seas are up a bit from yesterday (15-20 kts, 6-8 ft waves with swell from the NE), Dave Rivera (PMEL) and Jeff Lord (WHOI) took a ride in Endeavor's small boat to replace a faulty temperature and humidity sensor that is part of the mooring's meteorological instrument package. Dave had the pleasure of climbing up onto the buoy to swap out the sensor -- not an easy thing to do on a slippery and round buoy hull.
The entire operation went very smoothly thanks to the careful work of Endeavor's bosun, Patrick Quigley, and his deck crew. We have lots more small boat work ahead so its good to know we can operate even when conditions aren't perfect.
From here we trek north along 38W towards the SPURS moored array with stops for a few CTD casts and a seaglider recovery on the way.
The entire operation went very smoothly thanks to the careful work of Endeavor's bosun, Patrick Quigley, and his deck crew. We have lots more small boat work ahead so its good to know we can operate even when conditions aren't perfect.
From here we trek north along 38W towards the SPURS moored array with stops for a few CTD casts and a seaglider recovery on the way.
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