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Students from the Career Tech High oceanography class carry their research drifter to be loaded onto the R/V Oceanus, off of which the crew will launch it while at sea between Sept. 12-15. (Photos by Stephanie Blair) 02 Crews load research equipment onto the R/V Oceanus on Sept. 11, in preparation for the vessel’s four-day trip off the coast. 03 The R/V Oceanus, owned by Oregon State University, is carrying both students and researchers for the third year in a row through an Oregon Sea Grant program.
September 16, 2019

Students embark on ocean research cruise, launch tech school’s drifter

NEWPORT — A 13-person science team — including a high school biology teacher, four high school students, a college student and three graduate students — boarded Oregon State University’s R/V Oceanus on Thursday and headed out to sea for a four-day research cruise.

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