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)

RRS DiscoveryRRS James Cook

DTG: 220126 0810T

Zone: UTC

Exped: DY203

Subj: PIM

 

Pos: 32 32 N, 016 58 W

Co: DP

Spd: 0kts

WX: WNW F5. Partly cloudy, fine and clear. Moderate seas and low swell

 

Status: 2x OBSs recovered yesterday. Acoustic transect completed overnight (13 stations). On station for SIO MP mooring recovery

 

Intentions: Recover SIO MP, recover OOM mooring, continue recovering OBSs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTG: 220126 0700

Zone: UTC-4

Exped: JC286

Subj: PIM

 

Posn: 18 48.5N 063 18.5W

Co: 178T

Spd: 9Kts

WX: E x F 4-5, slight to mod sea/swell, Fine and clear

Status: Repositioning for Bruv surface mooring recovery. Last 24 hours conducted various surveys, nets.

Intentions: Underway surveys, CTD’s, Nets and trawling to PSO requirements.