The first sight of M/V Franklin, a Swedish Vessel and one that I am told is pretty good on the cuisine front, that’s good for me and Jaime, who actually eats much more than I do. I did expect to see a quite retro looking chill out area or mess, as they are traditionally called. I was not wrong. This vessel has been fitted out with only the sharpest Ikea goodies. The day was spent making introductions mainly with the Marin Mätteknik (MMT AB) scientific crew and finding my way around the vessel. A cruise meeting was called in order to make sure that we are all clear on the priorities of the trip and what data we need to collect and the best approach.
ganska bra, eh?
The last time I was in Aberdeen I was dropping off a friend who had decided to live here for a while, so while I was sitting out in the evening sun admiring the scenery of the harbour, I was brought back to my Master of Oceanography days in Southampton and pestering lead scientists in order to get a berth on a research vessel, now I’m doing it… whooohoooooa! I’ll give ya’ll the science tomorrow!
Did I say I found the moon-pool?!
Last night en route out of the harbour, I got the fist look at the deep Vid-Cam system. The evening was spent working with trigonometry in order to make sure the angles of both the camera and video were accurate. See some of the team at work; Neil (JNCC), Therese (JNCC) and Dave (BGS). Camera calibration was due shortly after using a grid which still bore the sweat, tears and nails of the ladies who built it on the last cruise. The deep Vid-Cam system has to be calibrated at 0, 1, 2 and 3 m off the seabed in order for accurate analysis post tow!
Finally, here's a taster with a little more on the kinetics - enjoy, and stay tuned!
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