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June 10, 2015

Unexpected visitors

BY: Yaiza Santana

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PESQUERO ARTESANAL MFA-6012 NAVEGA ARRASTRANDO LINEA EN POPA

 

Today was a day full of mud, vast plains, and more mud. Days like these are quiet for sailors, as they do not have to frantically lift up the umbilical cable before the imminent encounter with a 100-meter wall. That lets us spend the breaks quietly and observe what the robot sees. Today, our immersion was welcomed by a nice and rare squid, whose large eyes reflected the ROV, what an incredible picture! Back to the harbor and to celebrate Hanna Paulomaki´s incorporation to the campaign, five bottlenose dolphins danced around our vessels´ bow for quite a long time, showing us their bellies and backs. Today, while talking with Tomás, he made us reflect on how lucky we are to be part of this expedition. Perhaps no one has ever seen this part of the deep-sea before…

© OCEANA / Carlos Minguell