[06:19:00] chat-admin leaves the room [09:13:54] Good morning shore-side participants. We are in a 1-hour launch delay for Dive 01 as we monitor the sea state and hope to see swells come down. Status updates to follow here and by email. [09:16:26] scottfrance leaves the room [09:42:46] EX2205_DIVE01 TEST [10:08:54] scottfrance leaves the room [10:12:39] Update: seas continue to be heavy and so we must extend the delay by another 1 hour. We are on station and continue to be hopeful, but will reassess conditions at 0900 ship time (an hour from now). [10:26:18] scottfrance leaves the room [11:11:05] Update: I feel like a gate agent at the airport getting on the mic to give you more bad news about your delayed flight... The swells are still too high to launch and so we will must continue to hold in our delay. We will reassess in an hour. The good news is that today was an extended dive and so we have a couple of extra hours to work with. [12:10:25] iscwatch leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [12:11:21] iscwatch leaves the room [12:43:13] Update: We will attempt to deploy the ROV at 1200 shiptime (1400 UTC), or approx 75 minutes from now. [13:32:34] As a consolation for waiting, we were all just treated to a large pod of pilot whales feeding around the ship. [13:37:15] Cool! can we see? [13:40:12] I think they've moved off, but I'd be surprised if there weren't some images available later. These were the most photographed pod of whales! [13:41:20] It looks quite rough out there now, but no whitecaps yet... thanks for the update! [13:41:51] Swells are still pretty high but the wind has backed off quite a bit. [13:57:39] EX2205_DIVE01 ROV powered off [14:18:48] Hello everyone. Thrilled to say that we are moving forward with the dive. [14:19:19] 15 minutes to deployment. [14:19:48] Should be just over an hour to the bottom. [14:21:31] Yay! [14:28:23] michellescharer leaves the room [14:42:12] FYI, target starting depth is 2250 m. The edge of the plateau is 1950 m. [14:42:25] Thanks Scott! [14:48:34] EX2205_DIVE01 ROV Launch [14:48:59] taraluke leaves the room [14:49:02] arvindshantharam leaves the room [15:01:23] Tara: you are committed! Thanks for joining on a Sunday. [15:06:30] Good morning all. Greetings Scott and Tara. [15:08:22] So great to hear Roland's voice. Please tell him hello from me! [15:08:39] Hi Tim. Thanks or joining. We're still making a few changes on the fly to adapt to the tough conditions. Get with for detials shortly. [15:11:11] Thanks Scott, yeah, I can hear the discussion. [15:12:15] I passed on your greeting. He says he misses you a lot. Now I'm jealous... [15:12:24] taraluke leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [15:13:18] :-). Miss you both. [15:14:09] Hah! I meant I was jealous of Roland's attentions to you! [15:15:39] taraluke leaves the room [15:17:00] We have an issue with Seirios cameras that will require some attention, so we need to bring D2 back on board. So we are back in stand by mode. [15:21:01] arvindshantharam leaves the room [15:22:31] emilycrum leaves the room [15:24:11] arvindshantharam leaves the room [15:25:41] michellescharer leaves the room [15:25:42] Hi everyone, joining the standby from shore. Stay strong! [15:26:05] We're trying Joana! [15:27:29] Hi again Scott. I disappear for 30 minutes, and D2 is back on deck! I'm guessing the pre-dive briefing is also on hold as well. Good to see you all, at least. [15:30:04] Yes, Tara et al. We lost some cameras when D2 went into the water, so they are now checking to see if the issue can be resolved easily. Hopefully so. We are committed to getting into the water even if for a short dive. [15:31:14] I'll get back to you in 15 minute update increments. [15:32:24] Thanks for the update. Thanks for keeping us all updated, Scott! [15:32:54] joanaxavier leaves the room [15:41:54] ashtonflinders leaves the room [15:51:10] Seirios troubleshooting continuing. [15:55:45] It looks like it's getting rough out there again [15:56:56] Probably the angle of the ship relative to the incoming swells. We are in a bit of a roll right now. Winds have come down some, so that is nice. But the swells are a challenge, which you could see if you watched D2 recovery. [16:02:12] joanaxavier leaves the room [16:06:50] joanaxavier leaves the room [16:06:55] Testing electrical connections on Seirios. [16:10:34] emilycrum leaves the room [16:11:04] joanaxavier leaves the room [16:20:02] emilycrum leaves the room [16:21:12] emilycrum leaves the room: Replaced by new connection [16:23:33] Troubleshooting continues... [16:42:49] EX2205_DIVE01 ROV powered off [16:44:20] ashtonflinders leaves the room [16:44:49] Troubleshooting continuing. We are currently discussing options for what we could do if we get into the water by 1530 ship time (45 min from now). Which is to say we have not yet given up. [16:57:18] THanks. [17:01:54] 15 minute update: troubleshooting still ongoing. [17:11:32] elisabettamenini leaves the room [17:24:44] elisabettamenini leaves the room [17:27:14] Update: if we can't get issue resolved in the next half hour, we'll surrender and begin our transit to next dive site. [17:27:30] Okay. Thanks for the update Scott. [17:41:17] elisabettamenini leaves the room [17:44:11] Unfortunately the issue cannot be resolved quickly enough to make a dive feasible today, so we are having to call it. The mysteries of the seafloor of Milne Seamount Complex MPA will remain a mystery for now. [17:45:31] We are discussing revised plans to factor in weather conditions out here so that we have the best opportunity for a dive on Wednesday. We will communicate those ideas via email, but you can also join our dive planning call on Tuesday 11 AM EDT. [17:47:01] emilycrum leaves the room [17:47:53] Thanks all for the push. Eager for Wednesday's dive. [17:48:03] cindyvandover leaves the room [17:50:21] Hey Scott, Camera 2 has a great shot of you all. Can you please identify who everyone is? [17:51:07] Stand by. [17:53:24] Hi Cindy. Not sure if you had the audio on but I did just do some intros. [17:53:39] elisabettamenini leaves the room [17:57:37] Turns out they turned off the phone line, so you would not have heard the introductions. They forgot to tell me! [17:58:56] Yeah, saw the pointing but couldn't hear anything. I took a screen shot, three people in back, you in the middle of two other guys plus two guys in the front row.No big deal.... [18:00:26] jaymesawbrey leaves the room [18:01:58] dereksowers leaves the room [18:02:19] cindyvandover leaves the room [18:07:11] Signing out. Let's hope for better luck next time. 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