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Cruise - 2005 Dispatches
Dispatch 01 - August 1, 2005
From Sea to Sea
Our international science team has gathered on the Canadian
Coast Guard Icebreaker Louis S. St. Laurent (LSL) and we have begun our journey.
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Dispatch 02 - August
2, 2005
A Floating Lab
Boxes and crates were emptied today as a fully-functional oceanographic laboratory was contructed on the ship.
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Dispatch 03 - August
3, 2005
Like No Other Place
The first CTD cast was successfully completed, and preparations were finished for the CABOS mooring recovery tomorrow. More
Dispatch 04 - August 4, 2005
Along the Edge
We successfully recovered our first mooring, and began a long transit along the edge of multi-year ice deeper into the Beaufort Gyre. More
Dispatch 05 - August
5, 2005
Science Never Sleeps
In this dispatch I talk with Wendy and Nes about an important oceanographic tracer: freon. More
Dispatch 06 - August
6, 2005
Thunder Below
The mooring crew deployed a mooring on the shelf edge in extremely difficult ice conditions. More
Dispatch 07 - August
7, 2005
Electric Blue
Thicker floes hampered science as we made our way north along 150 degrees West longitude. More
Dispatch 08 - August
8, 2005
Three Strikes
After three attempts to locate the drifting buoys, we must assume they have fallen through the ice and cannot be recovered. More
Dispatch 09 - August
9, 2005
Terror and Boredom
As the sun made a welcome reappearance, the mooring crew retrieved the first Beaufort Gyre Observing System mooring in record time. More
Dispatch 10 - August
10, 2005
Float Factory
While CTD operations continued, the mooring group refurbished instruments and hardware for the mooring deployment. More
Dispatch 11 - August
11, 2005
Rain Day
Another cold rain pelted the Louis while CTDs and mooring turnaround work continued. More
Dispatch 12 - August
12, 2005
One Down...
After five and half hours of hard deck work, Beaufort Gyre Observing System Mooring A was finally released to the depths. More
Dispatch 13 - August
13, 2005
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
The Louis powered through patches of multi-year ice as we steamed towards Mooring B. More
Dispatch 14 - August
14, 2005
Recover and Recon
Mooring B was brought aboard and a thick ice floe was selected for placement of the ice buoys. More
Dispatch 15 - August
15, 2005
Camp Smiley
After six hours on the ice at Camp Smiley, two moorings, the Ice-Tethered Profiler and the Ice Mass Balance Buoy, were installed. More
Dispatch 16 - August
16, 2005
We are Not Alone
We followed the icebreaker Healy's track for part of the day, sampling with CTDs and XCTDs. More
Dispatch 17 - August
17, 2005
Fogbows and Floats
Mooring B was successfully deployed and we began steaming eastward to the next ITP buoy deployment location. More
Dispatch 18 - August 18, 2005
Sunny and Clear
A high pressure system has moved into our area, bringing the clearest skies we have seen yet. We continued our transit eastward. More
Dispatch 19 - August 19, 2005
The Beaufort Triangle
We are temporarily stopped in the ice while the engineering department repairs one of the Louis' three propulsion shafts. More
Dispatch 20 - August 20, 2005
Gilligan's Ice Island
We have settled in for a few days' wait as the engineers labor below decks on the shaft repair. More
Dispatch 21 - August 21, 2005
Behind the Scenes
While the mooring group surveyed a nearby floe, I visited the engine room and galley for a look behind the scenes. More
Dispatch 22 - August 22, 2005
Polar Anniversary
Cracks in the floe next to the ship caused us to abort the buoy deployment. On this day eleven years ago the Louis was the first Canadian surface vessel to reach the North Pole. More
Dispatch 23 - August 23, 2005
Camp Persistence
A persistent mooring team finally installed the Ice Mass Balance Buoy and Ice-Tethered Profiler in an ice floe near the ship. More
Dispatch 24 - August 24, 2005
Fingers Crossed
Repairs complete! We are underway again, with updated ice information from a Canadian ice reconnaissance flight. More
Dispatch 25 - August 25, 2005
Back and Whack
Thick multi-year ice slowed our progress towards Mooring C. We have begun recovering the mooring--bottom first. More
Dispatch 26 - August 26, 2005
Midnight Mooring
Mooring C was successfully recovered just after midnight and redeployed a short fourteen hours later. More
Dispatch 27 - August 27, 2005
Bon Voyage Doug
We made good progress southward today, completing CTD and XCTD casts. Doug Sieberg was honored at a retirement party. More
Dispatch 28 - August 28, 2005
BGOS Complete
With the successful deployment of Mooring D, the Beaufort Gyre Observing System is finally in place. More
Dispatch 29 - August 29, 2005
Open Water
We made up for lost time today cruising through light ice conditions. More
Dispatch 30 - August 30, 2005
Signs of Life
A trio of seagulls heralded our return to shallower waters. More
Dispatch 31 - August 31, 2005
Arctic Encore
Thank you to our sponsors and the crew of the Louis S. St-Laurent for a very successful expedition. More
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