RRS James Clark Ross
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Latest Entries
JCR Arctic Final Update
Aug 15, 2013
This is the final update from the James Clark Ross from the JR288 Arctic cruise. The science is now almost complete and the ship is on passage to Dundee, from where the scientists and their equipment will be discharged. From Dundee the ship will then proceed to Denmark for the annual refit, before heading for [...]
JCR Arctic Update 29th July 2013
Jul 30, 2013
Monday proved to be an interesting day for us all on the JCR. Just after mid-day a BAS Twin Otter aircraft did a fly past, having taken off from Longyearbyen several hours earlier. This aircraft is carrying a number of scientific sensors and the work is in co njunction with that taking place on the [...]
JCR Arctic Update 28th July 2013
Jul 30, 2013
Another busy day of sampling on board the James Clark Ross. Noon Position Report for Sunday 28th July 2013 Latitude: 78° 53.1 N Longitude: 007° 07.5 W Bearing: 278 °T, 273 Nm from Longyearbyen Cruise Number: JR288 Distance Travelled: 79 Total Distance Travelled: 2532 Steam Time: 6.88 Total Steam Time: 239.54 Average Speed: 11.48 Total [...]
