[13:43:11] emilycrum leaves the room [16:22:11] Thanks to the hard work by our engineers the issue with the emergency generator has been resolved, and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is doing its final preparations to depart Halifax shortly. We will have our first dive planning call today at 15:00 ADT / 14:00 EDT to discuss tomorrow’s dive at the Gully MPA, which will focus on exploring benthic communities at depths of ~~1190 m. Call in information for this first dive planning call is below, and we hope you can join us: - Call in: 1-866-617-5860, passcode: 1233796# - Video: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/media/exstream/exstream-full-res.html (Stream 3) [16:30:49] danielwagner leaves the room [18:41:07] danielwagner leaves the room [18:55:45] jeffreyobelcz leaves the room [20:36:33] meaganputts leaves the room [21:23:05] NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is currently headed towards the Gully, where we are planning to have our first dive of the mission tomorrow August 29. We expect to begin our dive at ~~12:00 EDT, and explore benthic habitats at depths down to 1190 m until ~~18:30 EDT. We will update you again in the morning once we are closer to the site and have a better idea of our arrival time. [21:33:46] danielwagner leaves the room