After all the final
checks were made (and a final emergency shopping trip for our unfortunate
Chilean observer who had lost her luggage!), we departed from Montevideo at 1
p.m. today. Our pilot navigated the ship through the narrow channel out of the
port, and we are now steaming towards the science area. Safety is of paramount
importance on our vessel, so an emergency muster drill was held this afternoon,
with scientists and crew donning their life jackets and trying out the
lifeboats. We have a science meeting this evening to discuss the work schedule,
so we’ll keep you updated with that tomorrow.
Final day in Montevideo
Pilot boat departing
Ben and some liquid nitrogen
Xinfeng and Alberto
We wouldn't want to spend any time in the lifeboat!
We have already been
really impressed with the number of page visits to our blog, with hits from the
UK, US, Belgium, Canada, France and Germany. Welcome to all our DIMES friends
worldwide!
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