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Latitude: 61 59.70Longitude: 17 618.76 "I really like that ice but if I can't have that then how about over there, before the ridge?" Katrin Iken, polar marine biologist from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, was on the Bridge at sunrise looking for ice. Katrin's criteria for ice hunting

The familiar creaking, squeaking and groaning that meant we were cutting through thick ice returned on Monday morning. Listen to the following clip to hear the sound of the Healy breaking through the ice... Jump to clip Returning to the ice meant seal-spotting was in full swing on The Bridge. The

Longitude: 59 54.41N Latitude: 178 54.77WPeep, peep, peep went my pager on Easter morning at 2 am. We weren't looking for Easter eggs on the bottom of the ocean at the middle of the night but it was time to send the Multi-corer down! Sometimes, sleep follows science. We had arrived at the

After arriving at Lake E, I promised Addie Holland and Kristina Brady that I would go out with them to the rig for the night shift one night. I kept postponing this until they were about ready to give up on me. Finally last night everything seemed to work for my schedule.... well everything except

Latitude: 59 54.632N Longitude: 178 06.651W If the snow swirling around you on the slush covered bow at -30°F degrees wind chill this morning isn't enough for you... or if it is still too dark to head outside at 9am but you are craving the cold you can always pull on your parka and head on

Here in Maryland, the days are getting longer and a bit warmer, things are starting to green up and the birds are starting to return from their wintering grounds. The migration of birds and other animals has always held a fascination for me. When the first neo-tropical migrants (birds that migrate

Sounds aboard the Healy What do I hear? While in the ice, the ship can make sounds from birds chirping to loud bangs, squeaks and swooshes. Listed below are the sounds found at the end of the journal. 1. Listen to the audio provided by Elizabeth Arnold to the ship cutting through the ice. 2. Listen

Talk about a crazy week in sports...in one week I went to the NCAA final four and the Tiger's season opener. I love going to tiger's games. There is something about baseball, hot dogs, and a sunny day that makes me think of summer. I live about ten minutes away from Comerica Park so we try to buy a

I am a huge sports fan. I grew up on Michigan State sports, the Detroit Red Wings, and the Detroit Tigers. For the last year I have been so excited about the NCAA Final Four coming to Detroit and when my Michigan State Spartans made it into the final four I was ecstatic. Even better was that UCONN

After one night in the igloo, the bed felt pretty good last night... I just did not spend enough time in it! The down-hole loggers finished their work around mid-night so the night shift started preparing the rig for switching to the narrow diameter pipe. When I arrived with the morning crew, the