Walking the Catwalk Dressed for Danger (IMAGE)

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International

Walking the Catwalk Dressed for Danger

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Lab technicians aboard the IODP Cascadia Margin Gas Hydrates Expedition conduct a catwalk drill wearing breathing apparatus, a precaution taken in the event that dangerous levels of natural gas are detected on the rig floor when sediment core barrels are opened.

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Photo courtesy of IODP/JOI Alliance

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