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Home Expedition 17 Daily Updates Day 5: Testing, testing Day 5: Testing, testing By Michelle Cusolito Before the ship arrives at its destination in the North Atlantic, the ship’s crew and science team   need to make sure all their custom instruments are functioning as expected. They practice deploying equipment to make sure it works…

Home Expedition 17 Daily Updates Day 4: Meet researcher Helena McMonagle Day 4: Meet researcher Helena McMonagle By Michelle Cusolito Helena is a graduate student in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington. A former research assistant in Joel Llopiz’s lab at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, she is participating in…

Home Expedition 17 Daily Updates Day 3: Bienvenidos a bordo Day 3: Bienvenidos a bordo By Marley Parker For many of us Americans on board the Sarmiento de Gamboa, this expedition marks our first experience working on a Spanish research vessel. Important signs on the ship are written in both Spanish and English, but a…