Happy Halloween!! The R/V Endeavor left the dock today on its third of five scheduled research cruises. Day 1 of each cruise is devoted to orientations, safety briefings, and general acclimation to life at sea. The science part and crew alike have gotten into the spirit with an overflowing bowl of candy in the mess (or dining room) and costumes (aka orange gumby suits)!

The third ADEON sampling cruise has begun – EN626 left the dock in Narragansett, Rhode Island at 9am this morning. EN626 is the cruise acronym and stands for the ship (EN = RV Endeavor) and the number indicates that this is the 626th research cruise the Endeavor has done.