NOC News Friday Round Up - 24 November 2016

RRS James Cook rescues family at sea On Wednesday evening the RRS James Cook diverted from it's science expedition to aid in the urgent rescue of a family from their sinking yacht, the Noah. With all engines at maximum speed the ship arrived at the scene finding three adults and two children in a life-raft. James Gwinnell, Master of the RRS James Cook, reports "All five made it up our ladder safely, one of the youngsters is obviously a bit of a climber. A medical assessment was made to confirm that all were well. The family remain in good spirits, are settled into the PI's [Principal Investigator Dr Bramley Murton] cabin and the two boys have found the Playstation." The family and RRS James Cook are now all on passage to Tenerife and are liaising with the local Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre as to further arrangements. We're pleased this was a safe outcome for everyone thanks to the quick actions of all those on board the Noah and the James Cook. After dropping the family off, the team on board will get back to studying a seamount as part of the MarineE-Tech project. This week the project completed surveying the seamount summit using our AUV, which has produced excellent and detailed imagery of the sunken volcano to guide ROV dives. Read more about the project on the blog by clicking here. Here the family are pictured safe and well, in front of our remotely operated vehicle (ROV), enjoying a tour around the RRS James Cook with Russell Locke, ROV Engineer (left). Conducting a hydrographic survey of the Drake passage NOC scientists headed to the Falkland Islands this week to join the RRS James Clark Ross. From there the team will sail south across the Drake Passage, towards Antarctica, repeating the measurements of ocean temperature, salinity, oxygen, and currents that have been made there since 1993. However, as part of this expedition, new autonomous floats will be deployed to keep making these measurements as they drift through Drake Passage and the Scotia Sea and onwards. Read more on the expedition blog here Dates for #MATS17 annouced Thanks to everyone who came along to our Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase last week, we had 756 registrations for 60 presentations over five days of seminars, conferences and networking events. Don't forget to save the dates for next year, see the advert below or visit our conference website. You can keep up to date with all our latest business news through our dedicated bulletin, please check your NOC Mail settings to check you're subscribed.   This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Oceanography Centre · Waterfront Campus · European Way · Southampton · SO14 3ZH · United Kingdom Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help  |  Contact Us