For our second full day at sea, we encountered a swell of about 6-8 feet. Compounding seasickness, the ship had to sit sideways to the waves at times to deploy scientific instruments, in a position known as 'wallowing in the trough.'

On our second full day at sea, the RUSALCA team encountered swells of about 6 to 8 feet. Compounding seasickness, the ship had to "sit" sideways to the waves at times to deploy scientific instruments, in a position known as “wallowing in the trough.” Image courtesy of 2009 RUSALCA Expedition, RAS-NOAA.

RUSALCA 2009

RUSALCA 2009: September 10 Log

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