R/V Neil Armstrong
From the fantail

Step Lively

Posted by Ken Kostel 
· Saturday, December 2nd, 2017 

Things get busy anytime Neil Armstrong returns to port, but when there’s just a little over 24 hours to completely unload and reload a packed ship, well, things get downright hectic. Fortunately, there’s a method to the madness.

When the ship came back from leg 2 of the Fall 2017 Pioneer Cruise, it was carrying two large Coastal Surface Moorings and all the associated instruments, vehicles, and equipment—and then the crew had to load roughly an equal amount of gear associated with six Coastal Profiler Moorings. The mooring technicians, dock crew, and ship’s crew all worked from a master plan formed from years of experience, and made it all look easy.

About R/V Armstrong

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The research vessel Neil Armstrong is named for the American hero whose “one small step” provided humanity with a new perspective on our planet and is operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Read more »

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Funding for R/V Neil Armstrong comes from the Office of Naval Research, the National Science Foundation, and the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration.

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