Mark Robinson (Transocean Coring Technician, USA) standing next to the 20-inch casing hanger latched into the casing running tool.
Wayne Lambert (right; Transocean Coring Technician, USA) and Eion Watson (red overalls; Chief Mechanic, UK) perform preventive maintenance on the top drive.
Anadrill Logging-while-drilling engineer Gary Ong opens the port to download the data from the LWD velocity tool while rig floor staff stand by to help.
Logging scientists working on data and discussing LWD results in the Paleontology lab. Left to right: Harold Tobin (USA), Warner Brükmann (Germany), Masanori Ienaga (Japan), Lisa McNeill (UK), Nathan Hayward (Canada), and Casey Moore (USA).
Everyone with a May birthday must get their picture taken with the special Leg 196 birthday hat.
Each scientific party holds a competition and votes for a cruise logo that is silk screened onto T-shirts. Here scientists prepare shirts, silkscreen the design, observe, take pictures, and discuss science (background). From left to right: Jeanne-Marie Noel (Ship's Doctor, France), Shannon Center (ODP photographer), Nathan Hayward (Canada), Sabine Hunze (Germany), Sean Gulick (USA), Lisa McNeill (UK), Casey Moore (USA), Sheila Peacock (taking picture; UK), Denise Hills (red hair; USA), and Nathan Bangs.
Scientists eagerly anticipating their arrival in Kochi. Left to right: Sylvain Bourlange (France), Nathan Bangs (USA), Nathan Hayward (Canada), Sean Gulick (USA), and Sheila Peacock (UK).
When the T-shirt silkscreening is finished, the cruise logo is transferred to the wall in the central stairwell of the laboratory. Left to right: Mads Radsted (Paleomagnetics technician, Denmark), Shannon Center (ODP photographer), Jeanne-Marie Noel (Ship's Doctor, France), and Tim Bronk (Chemistry Technician).
Scientists and ODP staff eagerly anticipating their arrival in Kochi. Left to right: Phil Gates, Dwight Hornbacher, Warner Brükmann (Germany), and Martin Hansen (Denmark).
Scientists enjoying getting off the ship. Left to right: Dave Goldberg (USA), Gary Ong (Malaysia), Masanori Ienaga (Japan), Nophawit Thaiprasert (Thailand), Sanny Saito (Japan), Hitoshi Mikada (Japan), and Casey Moore (USA).
First line ashore in Kochi (Shikoku, Japan), ending the first part of Leg 196. Scientists, engineers, and equipment wait to get on board.