October 5 Photos : Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project

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Many onboard drew pictures and wrote things on Styrofoam cups for the annual Shrink-a-Cup event. (Peter Lourie)

Nathan did a cup for each student in his son’s kindergarten class back in St. John’s. (Peter Lourie)

Chris Clarke hamming it up spelling JOIS (Joint Ocean Ice Study) with the cups. (Kelly Young)

The cups were lashed to the side of the rosette. (Mathura Mahaan)

And went down nearly 2.5 miles ... (Mathura Mahaan)

... until they shrank to a fraction of their former size, yet with pics and writing all intact, in miniature. (Peter Lourie)

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