Webb Antarctica Trip 2018

We started off our first day on the job scrubbing the plates for the freshwater generators on the Peary . Meeting the officers and crew, we quickly settled into the work routine. Some of the things we have had the opportunity to do so far: open up the main engine, overhaul a purifier, replace breakers, make coffee, test the electrical system, clean the sewage system, maintenance the generators, clean strainers, clean condensers, bunker, do emergency manual testing of steering gear and main engine operation, trace systems, stand ice watch, and many more things! The officers on the Peary  are super helpful and knowledgeable people who never cease to tell good stories or jokes. When we started getting into iceberg areas, we got a chance to see what the massive blocks of floating ice look like (they are pretty stellar). After traveling past 60 degrees, we started engineering shift night watches. Both of us have the 4-12 watch with the 3rd engineer, and we have gotten to learn a lot a

Here we are! We made it to the Antarctic. 17 days of voyage has lead us to wifi (apologies for not posting more). On our way to McMurdo Station, Antarctica we have seen so much: The engine room (best engine room around) The steering gear room The engine control room (cadet lounge in which our coffee making abilities have been enhanced) The purifier room The hydraulics room The rest of the ship SEALS PENGUINS WHALES ORCAS ALBATROSS BIRDS (other types) THE OCEAN THE USCGC POLAR STAR INSIDE OF THE USCGC POLAR STAR MCMURDO STATION (from a distance) MCMURDO STATION (up close and personal) INSIDE OF A SATELLITE DISHHHH SO MUCH MORE..... The journey so far has been fantastic and riddled with learning and adventure. Tons (actually though) of icebergs have crossed our path and taken our paint. The USCG was so nice as to grant us a tour of their ice breaker during our ice walk. Maersk and MSC have been fantastic for granting us with such opportunities! As we continue to t