At any one time scientists and technicians from the UK marine community can be at sea on numerous vessels. This page provides information on the current research expeditions being undertaken by our two Royal Research Ships Discovery and James Cook. Here you can discover where our ships are and what they are aiming to achieve.
Updates from the ships’ Plans of Intended Movement (PIM)
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RRS Discovery DTG: 121124 0810T Zone: UTC -3.5 Exped: DY184 Subj: PIM Report
Pos: 44 54N 053 59W WX: S F6. Overcast and miserable. Moderate seas and swell. Co: 112 Spd: 10kts Status: Passage to SEGB-11 with XBTs every 3 hours. Intentions: Proceed to SEGB 11 to resume that line. ETA midnight tonight.
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RRS James Cook DTG: 241024 1400 Zone: UTC+1
0900: pre-arrival checks complete, SBE 0924: Fairway buoy inward 1025: DP at Saltmeads for boat drills 1202: POB, resume entry 1304: entering Empress Dock 1315: FLA 1330: all fast, FWE 1340: pilot away
FO: 317t
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Intentions: Conduct CTD’s, Nets, Snow catcher, Turbalance profiling, cameras, and underway sampling.