https://challenger.marine.rutgers.edu/ 2023-12-06T20:44:24+00:00 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2016-11-02T19:22:03+00:00 2016-11-02T19:22:03+00:00 https://challenger.marine.rutgers.edu/2-uncategorised/33-indian-ocean-perth-to-sri-lanka Nilsen Strandskov nstrands@marine.rutgers.edu

<div class="feed-description"><p><img class="img-responsive" style="float: right;" src="https://challenger.marine.rutgers.edu/images/29io.jpg" alt="29io" width="300" height="292" /></p> <p>After the successful circumnavigation of the South Atlantic which concluded in March 2016, Challenger spent the summer in the shop getting repaired and is about to begin the next mission: a circumnavigation of the Indian Ocean. With the support of the Vetlesen Foundation and CLS America, beginning November 2016 and spanning the next few years, the glider will make it's way from Perth, Australia North towards Indonesia with a recovery point off of Sri Lanka. From there, Challenger will progress South Westward towards Reunion Island en route to Madagascar or South Africa before making the return journey Eastward back to Australia.</p> <p>Building off of the success of RU 27’s crossing of the North Atlantic in 2009, members of COOL are now leading a global effort to complete the Challenger Mission which is a multi-year initiative to pilot ocean gliders around the world’s ocean basins to spread ocean literacy and educating the general public about our ocean planet. Come join COOL which is seeking partnership and support.</p> <p>To date, a mission from Iceland to Barbados by way of the Canary Islands was completed in the North Atlantic by the Slocum Glider "Silbo," while RU 29 completed its South Atlantic Crossing. In April of 2016 Silbo was deployed off of the East Coast of the US and is 80% of the way across the North Atlantic with an expected recovery date of December 2016 in the U.K.</p> <p>Read more about the Challenger Mission here on the <a href="https://challenger.marine.rutgers.edu/blog/">Blog</a></p></div>

<div class="feed-description"><p><img class="img-responsive" style="float: right;" src="https://challenger.marine.rutgers.edu/images/29io.jpg" alt="29io" width="300" height="292" /></p> <p>After the successful circumnavigation of the South Atlantic which concluded in March 2016, Challenger spent the summer in the shop getting repaired and is about to begin the next mission: a circumnavigation of the Indian Ocean. With the support of the Vetlesen Foundation and CLS America, beginning November 2016 and spanning the next few years, the glider will make it's way from Perth, Australia North towards Indonesia with a recovery point off of Sri Lanka. From there, Challenger will progress South Westward towards Reunion Island en route to Madagascar or South Africa before making the return journey Eastward back to Australia.</p> <p>Building off of the success of RU 27’s crossing of the North Atlantic in 2009, members of COOL are now leading a global effort to complete the Challenger Mission which is a multi-year initiative to pilot ocean gliders around the world’s ocean basins to spread ocean literacy and educating the general public about our ocean planet. Come join COOL which is seeking partnership and support.</p> <p>To date, a mission from Iceland to Barbados by way of the Canary Islands was completed in the North Atlantic by the Slocum Glider "Silbo," while RU 29 completed its South Atlantic Crossing. In April of 2016 Silbo was deployed off of the East Coast of the US and is 80% of the way across the North Atlantic with an expected recovery date of December 2016 in the U.K.</p> <p>Read more about the Challenger Mission here on the <a href="https://challenger.marine.rutgers.edu/blog/">Blog</a></p></div>