Author Archives: midatlanticridge

Scientists have just returned from a voyage with samples of rare animals and more than 10 possible new species in a trip which they say has revolutionised their thinking about deep-sea life in the Atlantic Ocean. One group of creatures … Continue reading →

We would like to give a big thank you to all the officers and crew of the James Cook for all their support during JC048. Without your offshore expertise and willingness to help the cruise would not have been the success … Continue reading →

There had been much excitement onboard as we neared the Spanish coastline. After all it had been over 5 weeks since we last saw land. On Friday evening the sea was flat calm and all around us there was evidence … Continue reading →

We are on the return leg now, only a days steaming away from Vigo, Spain, where the James Cook will dock. Everyone is busy packing away their volumous, generally fragile, scientific equipment and finishing off the last-minute jobs before they … Continue reading →

On the first day of the mid summer month the James Cook was on a transit, leaving behind the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and heading to Vigo, the port where our cruise will end up. Usually during a cruise, transit is a … Continue reading →

Giant protozoans! Today was the day that the science finished and we started the long trek to Vigo. The ROV had gone into the water the previous evening for its last outing of the cruise, devoted mainly to the collection … Continue reading →

I am writing this just having complete the process  of the catch of the last dive of the cruise. That was a very busy day. We had two dives, almost one immediately after the other, exploring the cliffs, slopes and … Continue reading →

Snow in June? I know we have reported that adverse weather condition out here occasionally interrupt our sampling programme but I don’t think anyone has mentioned that it has been snowing every day we have been out here.  Well, not … Continue reading →

Midsummers Day back home in Sweden. Here onboard the James Cook it is Curry Day (we get curry for dinner on Saturdays), and one week to go before we land in Vigo and have to go home and cook meals … Continue reading →

The weather has continued to dominate our programme.  Again we find ourselves at the mercy of wind and waves.  Too much of both, has meant us heading into the sea and unable to work.  This does not mean of course … Continue reading →