Launch Day!
On the day of the launch, myself, Kiley Donaghy, Dr. Andy Ouellette, and Rad Murphy rendezvoused on the deck of the OCEARCH vessel near...
Last Day on Land
After last-minute touches were added and the transmitters secured, the buoys said farewell to land! They survived one of the hardest...
Wilson Keeps on Swimming!
Well Wilson was still transmitting as of 9/5/15. THe buoy has been silent for about 10 days now. This is not a record, as the battery...
Escaping the Eddy into the Florida Current!
Photo 1: Wilson escaping the eddy south of Cape Canaveral and heading Northeast, deeper into the ocean. Good news! Wilson has escaped the...
Discovering the Cape Canaveral Eddy
Photo 1: Wilsons path this week, stuck just south of the cape in an eddy. Wilson may have gotten past the cape, but he is still stuck...
Wilson Getting Past The Cape!
Photo 1: Comparison of last weeks buoy getting stuck up above the cape (left) to this weeks path getting past the cape (right). Hooray!...
The Cape of Currents
Photo 1: Wilson's Current Location This week Wilson is floating around the same area as he was last week, right along the Canaveral...
Buoys After Release!
Big Boy: At first we thought that Big Boy sank barely 6 miles south of the releasing point, between Atlantic Beach and Neptune Beach...
Releasing the Buoys!
Finally! The wait is over today at 1:00 pm we gave our buoys their proper goodbye and wished them safe and happy travels. Now we just...
Buoy Release Location
Hey There! Here is an update about what's going on with our buoys! We are planning to release them later this week if the weather...
