Gone From My Sight
"I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side, spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other. Then, someone at my side says, "There, she is gone." Gone where? Gone from my sight. That is all."
Excerpt of Gone From Site, A Poem by Henry Van Dyke
Today the ship left the port of Nome and we are headed out into the Bering Sea!
Before leaving port the Captain and Crew of the R/V Sikuliaq helped remind us all that going to sea is a serious matter and often unpredictable. They used their vast knowledge and experience at sea to help explain how to stay safe during a variety of emergency situations, as well as the simple moments that can turn disastrous by just one misstep!
"Going to sea should not be taken lightly!", were one mates words to help drive home the fact that when working and living aboard a ship in a tossing sea, with heavy equipment surrounded by icy cold waters, safety is not something to take for granted. Consequently a large part of the day was spent going over and practicing specific safety drills, including taking the time to get well acquainted with every part of the ship.
Come join us as the R/V Sikuliaq leaves port and we conduct several safety drills and presentations!
Want an inside view of our first day? Just click on the video link below!
Through the Porthole!
Each journal will highlight student or East Hampton community member Arctic Artwork that they completed on postcards before I left for Alaska. Once in Nome, I mailed the postcards back to everyone. Did they arrive yet? Go on Ask the Team and let me know! And, have you seen your artwork in a journal yet?
25 August 2017 ¡La R/V Sikuliaq Vas a Alta Mar!
Fuera de Vista
"I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side, spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other. Then, someone at my side says, "There, she is gone." Gone where? Gone from my sight. That is all."
Excerpt of Gone From Site, A Poem by Henry Van Dyke
¡hoy el barco dejo el puerto de Nome y salimos hacia el Mar de Bering!
Antes de dejar el Puerto el capitán y tripulación del R/V Sikuliaq ayudaron a hacernos acuerdo que salir a alta mar es algo serio y muchas veces impredecible. ¡Usaron sus amplios conocimientos y experiencias en l amar para ayudar a explicar cómo mantenernos seguros durante varias situaciones de emergencia, al igual que los momentos simples que pueden convertirse desastrosos por un paso equivocado!
“Este barco fue diseñado para matarte” dijo un tripulante para hacernos entender el hecho de que trabajar y vivir en un barco azotado por el mar, con equipos pesados rodeado de agua helada, seguridad no es concedida. Consecuentemente la mayoría del día pasamos revisando y practicando medidas de seguridad, incluso familiarizándonos con cada parte del barco.
¡Ven únete con nosotros mientras la R/V Sikuliaq sale del Puerto y estamos llevando a cabo varias maniobras de seguridad y presentaciones!
¿Quieres una vista más detallada de nuestro dia? ¡Haz clic en el link de video de abajo!
¡Atravez de la ventanilla!
Cada diario resaltara Artic Artwork de un estudiante o un miembro de la comunidad de East Hampton que completaron una postal antes de antes de que saliera hacia Alaska. Una vez en Nome mande las postales de regreso a todos. ¿Ya llegaron? ¡Ve al Ask the Team y avísame! ¿Y, ya has visto tu obra de arte en el diario?
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