Day 6 - Dredge ten
![Spectacular photo taken by Eric Woehler from _Birdlife Australia_ of a red-footed booby scrambling to catch a flying fish.](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/0c1bf5848d88e888b8ae32a8180da8aac81fbd3e/a3e08/media/rv_investigator/aug_12/fight_for_fish_hu017aebfb3218ae9f901e0a5d251598fe_102898_a29d4af14516eb868dc64b532ded31b0.webp)
We are making some good progress - already 10 dredges in less than a week. Our dredge was delayed for several hours because the winch got stuck and we ended up going a little bit manic as you can see…
I was told to secure in place a box of sediment samples. A solution to which I vigorously took to and over-engineered a solution.
![There's no such thing as too many octopus straps in the name of safety.](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/7e16b427e9e1bb63ace7ff2df16a99923e2bd1ba/b2e49/media/rv_investigator/aug_12/over_engineering_hu1ff055a7fd083837c762c8c73bf7eeb6_126808_78e840ae5958a94b28b28f1d4fed512a.webp)
This endearing photo was taken toward the end of the shift.
![Jo Whittaker (Chief scientist) and Chantelle Ridley (scientific researcher) share a moment with their rock baby, Charlton.](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/0979ed518d5f847a237cdffaf5d276a8fea524d2/52d78/media/rv_investigator/aug_12/rock-a-bye-baby_hu1ff055a7fd083837c762c8c73bf7eeb6_166828_8f7f2072ef77aef424b2b40959280af7.webp)
Jo genuinely looks like she is going to love Charlton, while Chantelle looks like a parent who has just realised what they’ve got themselves into.