Audio here(recorded in Galley) The first thing our STEMSEAS crew heard about Langseth’s 3rd Mate, was that you shouldn’t sit in her seat in the galley. We avoided that seat out of respect to the ship’s rules, all the while wondering who was supposed to be occupying it. The first thing we saw of her […]
The Galley Kings
Ricardo and Jim are the Galley Kings of Langseth. This dynamic duo has enough sass and culinary spirit to make even Gordon Ramsey shake in his chef’s coat. They work around the clock 10-12 hours a day cooking for the crew of Langseth. Starting at 5am these courageous chefs perform a balancing act to plan, […]
Who Is Bill?
I was able to Interview Bill Robison, an AB on the Langseth. An AB, which stands for Able Seaman, is a member of the deck department that has many duties around the boat and is considered a jack-of-all-trades; they work from loading/unloading cargo, mooring, standing watch, to directing people in life-threatening situations. Being 1 of […]
Mora (also) Interviews Shaun
As the Chief Science Officer on board the Marcus Langseth, Shaun Shaver is responsible for making sure the scientists and crew on board are following all the permits. This includes when the boat needs to be turned off for certain animals and how data is taken. He is responsible for deploying equipment such as the […]
Norely Interviews Shaun
Shaun Shaver is the chief science officer aboard the Marcus G. Langseth and has been working on seismic vessels since 1982. In that time, he has visited 51 countries, made lasting friendships, and even had a marriage that produced a son. He first became interested in the ship industry at 19 years old through his […]
Musings
Science has long been thought of as an exact subject – there either is or isn’t a correlation; there are no greys in a field so precise. Geosciences are the beautiful anomaly. Where other scientists see rigid lines, we visualize the flexibility in our Earth and apply it to our theories. New discoveries either further […]
An Ocean Full of Memories
As I stepped out onto the main deck in the early morning, a cold, strong wind pushed me more intensely than the boat’s rocking. I take the time to regain my bearings. At that time, I gaze above the sky and notice a dark world blanketed with stars. The boat’s rocking shifts the stars above […]
Sea Family
What a journey it has been! I cannot believe I had told Sydney—one of the three mentors—that I was excited for the fifteen to twenty foot waves we were expecting to navigate through. Instead there have barely been any waves and I have been sleeping the seasickness off for the past four days. Today I […]
Green flash? WYA????
How the heck did I end up writing a 250-word blog post in the middle of the Pacific? Just last week I was doing my weekly routine of sitting down at my little desk setup and logging onto Zoom University. Now I am sitting in the Muster of the Langseth looking out into the Western […]
Restless Spirits
Whether by fate, restless spirits, or a need to use the bathroom, I awoke at the desperately unholy hour of 3 o’clock. Curiosity kept me so, as I dressed and went out to the deck to see incredible numbers of stars. The majesty and simultaneous fragility of the earth really hits you when you’re swaying […]
