Wait on weather; an operations hiatus

The expedition was scheduled for autumn 2024. Where we were in the Pacific, this was called typhoon season. Fortunately, the scientific drilling vessel, Chikyu, is a Goliath of a boat and can withstand much of what the Pacific can hurl at it. This image was taken during a brush with one such typhoon, demanding a Wait On Weather (pausing of operations), and affording us scientists a glimpse of the energy within such a system. Wind whipping through the derrick accompanied by the boom bass of thunder is a soundscape hard to forget.
Due to the difficulty of developing B&W film in Japan, I would like to offer a special thank you to three different airport scanners that contribute to the question, "Is it rain or is it grain?".
Taken on a Pentax MX using Ilford HP5 Plus film.