Beaufort Bound!

Getting SASSIE started means bringing folks – and lots of technology – from far and wide

Ever wonder what happens in the days before a ship departs on a weeks-long voyage? It involves a lot of rope and hardhats! Check out the photos taken a few days before the reseach vessel Woldstad departed for the Beaufort Sea.

Click on any photo to see a larger version. (Photo credit: Nadya Vinogradova Shiffer)