![](https://www.whoi.edu//cms/images/01_040806-slide2_callout_149013.jpg) | 1: Delayed Start The second cruise of the BGFE experiment on the Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker Louis S. St. Laurent (LSL) got off to a delayed start due to unusually heavy ice conditions in the Northwest Passage. |
![](https://www.whoi.edu//cms/images/02_040809-slide1_callout_149033.jpg) | 2: Moving Mountains The Louis St. Laurent has been making very good time and speed since the science team boarded, traveling a total of 550 nautical miles at an average speed of 15 knots. |
![](https://www.whoi.edu//cms/images/03_040812-slide1_callout_149053.jpg) | 3: "Ahoy from the Louis" The following is a poem written during the past week by Amanda Byrd, who is a graduate student at University of Alaska Fairbanks studying for her Masters Degree in Marine Biology. |
![](https://www.whoi.edu//cms/images/04_040814-slide1_callout_149014.jpg) | 4: WHOI Mooring Operations Started Chief Scientist Sarah Zimmermann describes the WHOI mooring redeployments. |
![](https://www.whoi.edu//cms/images/05_040817-slide2_callout_149034.jpg) | 5: More Mooring Operations Rick Krishfield provides this detailed account of the next few days of mooring work. |
![](https://www.whoi.edu//cms/images/06_040819-slide3_callout_149015.jpg) | 6: Chemistry on the Louis Ida Martin explains the daily routine of the chemists onboard the Louis. |
![](https://www.whoi.edu//cms/images/07_040821-slide2_callout_149035.jpg) | 7: Last Week's Accomplishments Cruise Chief Scientist Sarah Zimmermann details the accomplishments of the previous week. |
![](https://www.whoi.edu//cms/images/08_040822-slide2_callout_149073.jpg) | 8: Deploying Buoys on the Ice Rick Krishfield describes the exciting job of deploying buoys on the ice. |
![](https://www.whoi.edu//cms/images/09_040825-slide3_callout_149093.jpg) | 9: The Last WHOI Mooring Deployment Mooring veteran John Kemp talks about the trickiest mooring operation of the cruise. |
![](https://www.whoi.edu//cms/images/10_040827-slide4_callout_149094.jpg) | 10: Heading South With the moorings recovered, CTD/Rosette sampling continues in earnest. |
![](https://www.whoi.edu//cms/images/11_040830-slide4_callout_149095.jpg) | 11: Thanks to the Louis! Rick Krishfield summarizes the accomplishments of the cruise. |