A cruise with a view

The start of October found us with the sun rising over the Oregon Coast as we recovered and deployed a mooring as part of OOI’s Coastal Endurance Array. As this was their closest mooring to shore, we were rewarded with the stunning view of Yaquina Head LIghthouse glowing in the morning sun.

The work on the moorings took the whole day as we recovered the buoy, mooring, and anchor from the water and then deployed their replacements. The benefit for us was that we got to work under the ever present view of the lighthouse. As the sun traversed the sky, we got to see the lighthouse in all different lighting conditions, from dawn to sunset.

It was a beautiful and rewarding way to spend a day working on the ship.