Dawn breaks and today looks like it’s going to be a lovely day; no wind and the sea is calmer than usual. Today’s work plan is to dive around the 4 shipwrecks that Jack has spotted on the nautical map of the area. We head to the first point on the map and couldn’t see … Read more
Allow me to me introduce myself. My name is Floris and I’m the other volunteer from the Netherlands’ Anemoon foundation and I’ve come onboard for the last two weeks of the expedition. I can’t say I am one of the youngest here but it is my first time on such an expedition. What strikes me … Read more
Yesterday I arrived in Denmark with my colleague Floris Bennema by train from The Netherlands – a long and arduous train journey with several transfers. Finally, we boarded the last scheduled train to the remote fishing town of Thyboron, half-way up the sparsely populated peninsula of Jutland, (Jylland), Denmark. It was as if it was … Read more
Today was my first full day on the Neptune. I came onboard yesterday to replace Helena who finished her shift and returned back to her dry office. I’m delighted to be at sea once again and waking up to fresh sea air is always lovely. Well, at least when it happens that is. Last night … Read more
Today started off just like the last few days; grey, cold and windy. Nothing new there considering it is the North Sea, even though we’re in the middle of August! On days like this, our work becomes a bit monotonous: carry out checks on the ROV, following up the maintenance plan and checking that everything … Read more
We’re stuck in Denmark unable to work in the waters because of the weather conditions; waves 6 metres high, 35-knot winds mean that we couldn’t do any dives with the ROV or snorkel. So, days like that when that happens are used to carry out maintenance work and tweaking all our equipment so that when … Read more
With three quarters of the journey done, it’s a weird thing just looking back at the past month. You might remember things differently than other crew members. You notice some slight changes that have been happening slowly. But will never know when they started. After the nice and comfortable depths of Norway, our current location … Read more
The weather the last few weeks has been rough, but that is to be expected in these Nordic seas. It has been a bit of a challenge for the ROV pilots, but for the “happy grabbers” it has been heaven. Every time the waves, or the current, have been too strong for the ROV to … Read more
Finally, after checking the weather again and again, it seemed that there was a little window of opportunity to make our passage from Norway to Denmark (around 100 nm). That was our best chance, since, according to the forecast, Friday afternoon will get worse again. So yesterday night we secured everything as best as we … Read more
We’re still anchored around the Egersund Norway area, tucked up in a beautiful fjord, avoiding brutal sea conditions out at sea. We started the day with a scuba dive, very close to where we are anchored. We headed for a big rock that we found on yesterday’s dive. It was sitting at 14 meters and … Read more
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