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YO YO YO! Welcome back to another blog by Ryan Mark Genova 🙂 Today we have a Day 6 filled with learning, interesting weather, and as always, some buss down food. After a bit of tossing and turning at night, I awoke, grabbed my breakfast, and headed outside. Immediately, I felt a rush of chill […]

YO! It is Day 5 aboard the R/V Sikuliaq, and I (Ryan Mark Genova) will be taking over the blog XD We’re around halfway through this voyage and have been blessed with another glorious day! After a bit of tossing and turning at night, I awoke, grabbed some breakfast, and headed down to the main […]

Hey everyone! It’s Kayla again here to tell you all about our fourth day aboard R/V Sikuliaq! Many insightful presentations took place throughout the day revolving around Active Directory, Group Policy, Cyber Risk Management Program (CRMP), and the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The range of these essential topics revealed the role cybersecurity plays at sea, […]

Hey there! It’s Kayla and I’ll be taking over today! For our first weekend aboard, it was quite an exploratory and eventful one! Starting off bright and early, we got the amazing chance to get a tour of the bridge and captain’s cabin along with an informative tour learning about the water system on R/V […]

Hey everyone! It’s RaeNeice again with your Day 2 takeover of our unforgettable expedition! Our second day aboard was pretty eventful. We kicked things off at 9 a.m. with a FortiGate lab. For those who aren’t familiar, FortiGate is a firewall solution from Fortinet, a company specializing in cybersecurity solutions. In the lab, we configured […]

Hey everyone! It’s RaeNeice, your captain for the Day 1 takeover of our epic expedition! Let me tell you, our adventure really kicked off a few days ago in sunny Waikiki. We gathered for a delightful dinner at ShoreFyre Fresh Grill, and after a scrumptious meal, we strolled through the vibrant streets of Waikiki, made […]

Today, March 23, 2025, marks the final day of our sea expedition. We began the morning by tidying up our rooms and preparing for disembarkation. At 9:30, everyone gathered at the bow for a group photo. Despite the chilly weather, everyone was in high spirits, excited to capture the moment. Around 10:30, our ship began […]

Ah, what better way to begin than with a triumphant stack of blueberry pancakes aboard the illustrious R/V Neil Armstrong? By 8:30 a.m., the day had already flexed its muscles as the final of three moorings joined its comrades on deck. There they sat, seven golden orbs glistening in the sunlight, like pearls plucked from […]

Friday, March 21, 2025 We knew today would be a big day, but we weren’t sure what to expect. The sky was cold and gloomy, and the waters had turned from bright and deep blue to navy, almost grey. It was clear we were no longer in the Gulf Stream and much closer to Florida […]

Today was a very busy day on the R/V Neil Armstrong!  Our morning was spent retrieving and casting data collecting instruments. First, we searched for and collected two CPIES. These are inverted echo sounders (IES) that have the ability to monitor bottom-pressure and current. These tools help scientists better understand the physical changes of the […]