FIRST STEP OF LONG JOURNEY. The 64-foot research vessel Ocean Watch left Shilshole Marina Sunday, May 31 to embark on its "Around the Americas" scientific cruise.
The 64-foot research vessel Ocean Watch shoved off Shilshole Marina 11 a.m. sharp Sunday, May 31.
A crowd waved and crew members’ loved ones hugged them goodbye. It will sail to Barrow, AK, through the Inside Passage in Canada, down to the southern tip of South America, to the Galapagos Islands, and return up the American West Coast.
The Ocean Watch is scheduled to return to Ballard June 20, 2010
Its voyage, coined "Around the Americas," will monitor ocean water temperatures, pollution, and wildlife. It stops at 31 ports in the Americas, including St. Johns, Newfoundland, Boston, MA., and Punta Renas, Costa Rica, before returning to Ballard.
