Loading the Ship
The VISIONS ’11 science crew is working hard to be ready to load the ship when it arrives at the UW dock on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 9.
August 8, 2011
Category: Daily Blog 2011
July 31, 2011
Leaps and Bounds at the Shore Station
Anticipation intensifies, even as the recent flurry of activity at the Pacific City shore station has begun to subside.
July 29, 2011
Segment 5 Installation Completed
We spent the morning laying the last portion of the segment 5 cable, followed by 2kms of ground rope and finally the anchor.
July 24, 2011
Laying Segment 5
The plow and ROV have given us a bit of extra work these past two to three days.
July 23, 2011
Bustling Shore Station
Things are still bustling at the OOI shore station in Pacific City.
July 22, 2011
At-Sea Installation Phases
Installation of the OOI cabled at-sea network will take place in phases.
July 21, 2011
Installing the Land Cable
Chris Hoyt, University of Washington OOI Field Operations Manager reports on the land cable installation activities at the OOI Shore Station
July 20, 2011
TE SubCom Dependable Propulsion System
One of the fascinating features of this ship is its unconventional propulsion system. This system is comprised of two stern thrusters that rotate
July 19, 2011
Divers at Work
Divers are working nearshore with a jet pump to bury the shore-end of the northern segment
July 18, 2011