Working on research vessels

Yep! Best part in oceanography is working on a research vessel, that is sometimes huge but sometimes not. Tell me good and bad things about that.

1. Big (research vessel (RV) Knorr; 1st picture)
>Good: Lots of food! Amazing and automated facilities including Play Station in a real library. You can see marine animals such as dolphine, seal, or whale often. Pretty safe. Send email to family from personnel computer. Birthday party. Saturday liquor. Hot water.
>Bad: Depression. Sadness. Too long (one month)! American food! No!

-> It was my first experience and I spent one full month in the Pacific. Thanks to the opportunity, I could increase my English But having steaks, macaroni, hamburger,bacon, bread, etc. which were really great but it was a torturing for me (asian). Howeve, it was also great due meeting professors and students from many backgrounds was priceless.





2 Small (Horn Point research vessel)
>Good: Can go back home. Beautiful scenary. There are spectators (birds, people, crabs, etc.). Lunch prepared by me (Asian food). Working cell phone.

>Bad: No liquor. No chefs. No free meals. Tight space and time. Too hot in summer, too cold in winter. If you forget equipment, you already call it a day. Wet.

-> working in Monie Bay, MD. Collecting water and prepare nutrient samples.






Conclusion: There are no easy oceanography but all fun anyway.