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: 190825 0820LT

Zone: UTC +1 (BST)

Exped: DY197 eSWEETS3

Subj: PIM

 

Pos:     57 05 N, 001 49 W (Kincardine Offshore Wind Farm)

WX:     N F4, Cloudy, fine and clear. Slight seas and low swell

Speed: DP

Co: DP

 

Status:  Off Kincardine WF. 25hr Scanfish survey in progress to the north of the wind farm.

 

Intentions: Continue survey until tomorrow. Reposition for 25hr CTD survey east of the WF.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

DTG: 190825 0700

Zone: UTC-1

Exped: JC282

Subj: PIM

 

Posn: 58 48.9N 055 16.8W

Co: 310T

Spd: 5Kts

WX: Nly x F2, rain, fog, calm sea and slight to moderate swell

 

Status: Yesterday carried out a CTD transect in an Eddy. Turbulence profiling

 

Intentions: CTD’s, snow catchers and turbulence profiling for 12 hours followed by camera survey.