Acquisition of science equipment for the new and improved JOIDES Resolution is 98% complete, and 80% of the vessel conversion work is now complete. The schedule that SODV program officials are currently working to indicates that the shipyard will redeliver the JOIDES Resolution at the end of August 2008. After this, science equipment will be installed and tested, followed by sea trials and transit to the port call for the first scheduled expedition – Canterbury Basin.

The outreach team for IODP-USIO has produced an updated slideshow of the progress of the conversion work in the shipyard, it is available on Ocean Leadership’s YouTube Channel.