At any one time scientists and technicians from the UK marine community can be at sea on numerous vessels. This page provides information on the current research expeditions being undertaken by our two Royal Research Ships Discovery and James Cook. Here you can discover where our ships are and what they are aiming to achieve.
Updates from the ships’ Plans of Intended Movement (PIM)
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RRS Discovery DTG: 191124 0740T Zone: UTC -3.5 Exped: DY184 Subj: PIM Report
Pos: 47 00N 044 46W WX: SSE F3. Overcast, with fog patches. Slight seas and low S’ly swell. Co: DP Spd: 0kts
Status: On station FC-26 Intentions: Continue with FC line towards the coast DTG: 211124 0750T Zone: UTC -3.5 Exped: DY184 Subj: PIM Report
Pos: 47 00N 049 48W WX: ESE F4. Overcast, with fog. Slight seas and 4m northerly swell. Co: 270 Spd: 9kts Status: CTDs and nets along the Flemish Cap line Intentions: Continue westwards with FC line.
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RRS James Cook DTG: 241024 1400 Zone: UTC+1
0900: pre-arrival checks complete, SBE 0924: Fairway buoy inward 1025: DP at Saltmeads for boat drills 1202: POB, resume entry 1304: entering Empress Dock 1315: FLA 1330: all fast, FWE 1340: pilot away
FO: 317t
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Intentions: Conduct CTD’s, Nets, Snow catcher, Turbalance profiling, cameras, and underway sampling.