The workhorse ship of ocean drilling may have made its last voyage – here’s why scientists don’t want to see the JOIDES Resolution mothballed
- Written by Suzanne OConnell, Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
The scientific research ship JOIDES Resolution on an expedition to the southwest Indian Ocean in 2015. Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong via Getty ImagesMy favorite place in the world isn’t a fixed location. It’s the JOIDES Resolution, an internationally funded research ship that has spent its service life constantly on the move, from deep in the...