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| The Canadian Flag blows in the Bedford Basin winds |
On a breezy, cool morning at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Science Staff were working to complete gear trials in the basin prior to departing for our first Campod transect in Emerald Basin (check previous blog for more details).
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| Shawn Roach finishing preparation for a gear trial in Bedford Basin |
Just as some of us were eating lunch, the ship's alarm bells began to ring and we all grabbed our life jackets and proceeded promptly to our muster stations where we awaited orders from the Ship's Captain. After a lengthy delay, we were informed by the Captain that the ship had experienced difficulty in the engine room. Upon further inspection, it appears as though the
Carbon Dioxide fire suppression system was triggered in the engine room due to excessive heat. As a precaution the ship has been sitting idle in the harbor as we await a tug to guide us back to BIO.
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| CCGS Hudson Coast Guard Crew prepare to investigate an incident in the engine room |
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| A tug arrives to assist the Hudson back to BIO |
We will keep you all posted as we receive more information or if details posted change.
Hello, while you are waiting to go out, I have a question regarding the links--the one to glass sponges (EOL webpage) shows a photo from WoRMS of a dried sponge identified as Vazella pourtalesi. Do you think that it is likely to be correct? It was from a trawl, so somewhat damaged.
ReplyDeleteHi CN,
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately that photo is likely incorrectly labeled - it looks much more like a member of the Axinellidae, though that would be hard to say from the photo. The rest of the information appears to be correct! If you're interested in a lab photo of Vazella pourtalesi, our group produced a Sponge Identification Guide with NAFO which is available online here:
http://www.nafo.int/publications/studies/no43/S43.pdf