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 Discovery DTG: 241024 0715T Zone: UTC -2.5 Exped: DY184 Subj: PIM
Pos: 47 19N 52 24W Co: 020 Spd: 10kts WX: SSW F3. Overcast with mist. Low seas. Status: On passage to St Johns. ETA Pilot: 1300 today. Continue engine tests/trials with Wartsila Service Engineers this morning. |
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.