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GP4-06-KA


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Observer Alex Ysam and GVA Mike Brunson calculate sunrise for the ship's arrival in Honolulu.
 
AB Jason Rippon prepares to deploy an Argo autonomous profiling float, which is one of thousands in the global ocean.
 
GVA Forest Nelson operates the winch controls and lowers the CTD to a depth of 1,000m.

Scientist James Rauch handles the line during a TAO mooring recovery.
 
A1AE Pat McManus modifies an antenna mount on the flying bridge.
 
Scientist Dane Jaynes, Observer Alex Ysam, and divers CDR Pickett and CDR Beaverson repair the 5N/180 mooring.

Alexander Ysam, an observer from the Federal States of Micronesia, spools line during TAO mooring operations at 2N/180.
 
After a one year deployment, the 5S/180 TAO mooring is recovered by the KA'IMIMOANA.
 
All crew members in Life Boat #1 are present and accounted for during a weekly abandon ship drill.

Crew members are about to release the anchor, which will moor the recently deployed 8S/180 buoy in position.
 
ST Karen Taylor recovers the CTD underwater package.
 
BGL Jim Donovan is standing by ready to deploy the next mooring.

[The KA picks up a hitch-hiker, a brown booby, who finds some shade for relief.]
 
[Scientists and crew members on board the RHIB come alongside the KA after repairing the 2S/165E mooring.]
 
[Fisherman from an American Samoa seining vessel, hand over oceanographic equipment that was found adrift to the KA'IMIMOANA.]

[(Super) Chief Scientist Linda Stratton records information from subsurface instruments recovered from the 5S/165E mooring.]
 
[Scientist Dane Jaynes removes subsurface modules during the equatorial recovery along 165E.]
 
[Physical Scientist Brian Powers detaches equipment from the bridle of a TAO mooring recovered at 2N/165E.]

[GVA Jason Akers (left) stands fire watch as 3AE Gerard Cullen (right) welds the railing above aft control.]
 
[Scientists receive a RHIB safety orientation from Coxswain AB Matt Jefcoats (far left) and DU Chris Kaanaana (far right).]
 
[The 8N/165E TAO mooring is released into the water during the first deployment of the cruise.]

Observer Alexander Ysam, ENS Rebecca Waddington, ENS Pheobe Woodworth, and Scientist Kris Karnauskas visit the Kwajalein Weather Center.
       

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