Kermadec Trench: A Turn for the Worse

Seafarers have a strange way of describing things sometimes. For example, 1st officer Steve described today as being a "funny old day" and Captain Lindsey described the weather as "freshening." This translates to being an absolute disaster of a day, mostly due to the fact the weather turned absolutely terrible.At first light we brought in the hadal-lander in a swell and wind that was really pushing us to the limit. Then there was the fish trap. Oh, the fish trap. [More]