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...other expert, Ed Rolle, an interpreter of photographs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Washington, was quoted by the Star as saying that the May picture indicated that the sandbar opening was "shallow, possibly one to four feet." But he told Kennedy's staff that he had been misquoted. Actually, he said, "there is no way to tell if the depth is one foot, four feet or some other depth." A third expert, Jerome Milgram, a professor of ocean engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who was hired by Kennedy's staff to study the currents...
Some 250 students apply annually for the 144 berths on Westward. SEA's usual admission requirements: a B average, capacity for independent study, tolerance for the rigors of shipboard life. Before shipping out, they spend six weeks of Sea Semester at Woods Hole studying marine science (ocean life, geology, currents) and nautical science (piloting, navigation, ship design). In a specially salty course called Man and the Sea, readings range from the romance of the Odyssey (Why can't Ulysses work that boat back to Ithaca?) to such down-to-sea realism as Food from the Sea: The Economics...
...excitement builds as students board the Westward. They gradually take charge of the schooner's scientific activities, which include round-the-clock net tows to analyze ocean life and water samples daily at depths up to two miles. They hone their seamanship on the six-week voyage, navigating by sun and stars across the open ocean, guiding the vessel through changing weather under the watchful eyes of the ship's mates and captain. Says Captain Sidney Miller, 52: "At first the students can't believe we'll let them make mistakes. But we do, as long...
...with ship scientist to plan graphs for research project on the reliability of navigational aids. Prepared graphs. Lunch. 1 p.m.-7 p.m.: directed winch operator in lowering net for ocean...
...Westward comes as a shock to many students. "When you get science in school, it's so pure," says Debbie Merrill, 20, a sophomore majoring in environmental studies at the University of Vermont. "You never hear about how the researchers lost some of the sampling bottles in the ocean, or how sick they were at the rail." Arndt Braaten, 19, a junior at Luther College, discovered during spectro-photometric analysis in West-ward's lab that tiny particles of iron peel away from the ship's hull and form measurable concentrations in water samples taken within...