1400 Sub in the water.

1430 DLK check with Toshiba laptop — bad ground connection.

1435 Sipper test. Probes working fine.

1436 Depth 1006 m, AIS unit has 8 ground.

1448 Depth 1250 m.

1500 DLK check with Toshiba laptop — bad ground connection.

1522 Test AIS unit again — still ground.

1525 Start Framegrabber and Dan cam.

1531 Start tapes.

1535 Reach bottom 4673 x 77668, 2504meters; virtual target 18 dropped, and start dive.

1542 3-chip camera images at Alvinellid pillar, ASU Frying pan, 3-chip, stills,

1544 At Ty/lo: Located ASU frying pan. Temperature survey: top of the pan = 240 to 313°C, side of the pan = 133 to 206°C

1601 Taking Sipper sample #1, 40–53°C.

1606 Collect ASU unit at 4687 x 77646.

1607 ASU unit in front biobox.

1610 Temperature survey after collecting the ASU unit: side of the pan = 325°C, center of the pan = 314.08°C.

1615 DLK check with a Toshiba laptop — error “Serial port timeout.”

1620 Taking Sipper sample #2, 47–54°C, 2504 meters.

1627 Place new ASU unit at the old scar.

1634 Temperature survey after placing the new ASU unit: top of the pan = 67°C, side of the pan = 246°C.

1643 Temp. survey for ASU: top = 120°C, center = 325°C, bottom/behind = 140°C.

1656 Taking Sipper sample #3, 34–40°C.

1658 Collecting frying pan, 326°C.

1659 Taking Sipper sample #4, 53–58°C.

1702 Pass P-Vent.

1713 In ASC.

1722 Get to Bio-9: no large Alvenilla.

1723 Can see new FRIES out the port window.

1731 Leaving Bio-9.

1740 In Tica, can see FRIES out port window, x 4564 y 78170.

1750 Collecting Monika’s Babytrap #8.

1759 Collected Monika’s Babytrap #10. When collected, entire mound of tubeworms is still attached to it. Bruce is removing the largest worms that won’t fit in the biobox, but there are a few worms still attached. A crab from this tubeworm clump fell off and landed in the middle biobox with the 2nd ASU Frying pan that we collected. A tubeworm fell in (Riftia or Tevnia), but Bruce pulled it out.

1815 We still can’t find the third Babytap (#9, but marker not attached). We did find another detached marker (MB #3), but no babytrap. We’re moving on to the next objective.

1830 Check on AIS Deployment unit: they are all still in the position, probe still hanging from Riftia tube. Leave Tica en-route to Q-Vent.

1844 Saw dumbo octopus out the port window.

1850 Arrive Q-Vent.

1904 DLK check with Libretto laptop — error “Serial port timeout.”

1913 Taking Sipper sample #5, 63°C.

1917 Taking Sipper sample #6, 65°C.

1922 Taking Sipper sample #7, 42–45°C.

1928 Taking Sipper sample #8, 61°C.

1930 Check with Libretto laptop — error “Serial port timeout.”

1936 Taking Sipper sample #9, 63°C.

1939 Taking Sipper sample #10, 57°C.

1942 Taking Sipper sample #11, 56°C.

1952 Worms from left-hand region of clump (cooler) ARTIE chamber 1, moderately large, but not huge.

1953 Depth 2504 m, 1 Alvinella.

1955 1 Alvinella.

2000 DLK check with Libretto laptop — error “Serial port timeout.” Collect 1 Alvinella and place in chamber #1.

2003 1 more Alvinella, 3–5 worms total in chamber #1, close and move on.

2005 Have pumped RNA Later into chamber, but none has come out. Move on to chamber 2.

2022 Put first Alvinella in chamber #2.

2027 2 more worms in chamber #2.

2031 Another 1 or two in chamber #2. Add RNA Later. This time, after a couple of minutes, RNA Later can be seen coming from the release valve. Gauge reading ~2.5 amps…. Didn’t notice for chamber #1. Sub power getting low. We aren’t going to make it to Biovent.

2045 2 Alvinellids in ARTIE chamber #3.

2049 Another 1 or 2 in chamber #3.

2050 Another in chamber #3.

2053 Another in chamber #3. Total of 5 or 6 Alvinellids (some fairly large) in chamber #3.

2109 Taking Sipper sample #12, 172°C.

Summary:
12 Sipper samples
1 Frying Pan
2 Babytraps
14 worms