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Sikuliaq

Sikuliaq

University of Alaska Fairbanks · USA

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Planned route: 1240 segments · ~97 days steaming · 1232 stations

Operating area: Northeast Chukchi and western Beaufort Seas

›2 legs· Nome (Alaska) - United States → Seward (Alaska) - United States
  1. 1Nome (Alaska) - United States→Nome (Alaska) - United StatesOct 23 – Nov 17, 2026 · 25 d
  2. 2Nome (Alaska) - United States→Seward (Alaska) - United StatesNov 18 – Nov 25, 2026 · 7 d
Oct 23 – Nov 25, 202632 days at sea
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Project aboard

Field work will include water sampling by CTDs and sediment sampling using piston cores, multicores, and trawls.

People aboard

  • Allyson Tessin · Principal investigator

Party size: 24

Estimated vacant berths: 0

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

  • Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
  • Overboarding Cable - Copper Conductor(s)
  • Crane
  • Stern A-Frame
  • Multibeam - Shallow-water (EM710/712/2040/Seabat 7100)
  • Multibeam - Mid-Water (EM302/304)

Pooled / portable

  • CTD
  • Sediment Core
  • Dredge
  • Portable Laboratory Van(s) - NSF Van Pool

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code SKQ2610S · MFP reference 26/6892 · synced Sep 24, 2026