On Monday, early afternoon, the Airaha 2 arrived in Sorong. It moored alongside its elder brother, the Airaha.Thirty metres long, it will be able to transport most of the materials and passengers. All the rest will go on the dhow.

Arrival of the Airaha 2 – Copyright: S. Quérouil / IRD

We must prepare the zodiacs which will allow us to reach the different study sites from base camp. One of the zodiacs has a leak. Despite the many ideas springing to mind, we must put off the repair until tomorrow because we lack the appropriate materials.

How can we repair the leak? – Copyright: S. Quérouil / IRD

(translated by L2 ST students–Earth Sciences–group 2, UM2, France)