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DID YOU KNOW? There are only two scientific drilling ships in the world, the JOIDES Resolution and Japanese ship Chikyu

Explore the JR’s recent destinations

Recent expeditions^1

Expedition 385T

visited the Panama

Basin to examine

Earth’s crust.

2

Expedition 383

investigated Antarctic

currents off the coast

of Chile.

3

Expedition 382

explored Iceberg

Alley between Chile

and Antarctica.

4

Expedition 379

examined the West

Antarctic Ice Sheet in the

Amundsen Sea.

5

Expedition 376

drilled into an active

underwater volcano off

New Zealand’s coast.

6

Expedition 385

probed plate

tectonics in the

Guaymas Basin.

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Life aboard

Dr Anieke Brombacher spent two months

aboard the JOIDES Resolution, living and

working in the choppy waters of the

Antarctic. “It is very expensive to use the

ship for expeditions,’’ she explains, “so

you have to do as much work as possible

to make it worth the money.

“Everyone works 12 hours a day. I was

on the night shift, so my working day

started at midnight and ended at noon.

Eight weeks of near-darkness can be

pretty depressing, but on the upside, we

saw the most amazing night skies.

“You usually have an hour or two

every day for yourself. There is a small

movie room, a coffee corner and a gym

to get some exercise. We also had a

computer room with internet access

through a satellite.

“I really enjoyed going outside for a

view of the waves, some fresh air and

possibly wildlife. My favourite moment

was when a giant fin whale swam past. It

was very curious about the ship and

swam close by a couple of times while

rolling around in the water to get a better

view of what was going on.”

Dr Brombacher experienced some wild weather

during her time on the JOIDES Resolution

© Anieke Brombacher

Tweendeck

Crewmemberscan

relaxonthetweendeck,

whichhascomputers

withsatelliteinternet

andanon-boardgym.

Maindeck

Thegalleyanddiningroom

areonthemaindeck.There’s

alsoa laundryroom,essential

forlongexpeditions.

Bridgedeck

Theresearchersand

crewliveandwork

onthebridgedeck.It

hasoffices,a library,

anda hospital.

“On deck a

team of

scientists are

ready to make

sure the ship is

on target”