Image Archive

Photo Credit:  Hannah Delapp, University of Washington, V14

Photo credit:  Hannah Delapp, University of Washington, V14

Knot Making 201, Monkey Fist Knot Photo Credit:  Jae Jose, University of Washington V14

Photo Credit: Skip Denny, APL, V14

Photo Credit: Trevor Harrison, University of Washington, V14

 Skip Denney provided the students of Leg 5 a tour of the fantail which included a detailed explanation of all of the parts to the vertical moorings and a descriptrion of the equipment utilized in the deployment of it. Photo Credit: Colin Katagiri, University of Washington, V14

Equipment on the back deck Photo Credit:  Hannah Delapp, University of Washington, V14

Credt: Hannah Delapp

Heading under the Newport Bridge Photo Credit:  Hannah Delapp, University of Washington, V14

The VISIONS '14 Leg 4 Science, Engineering, and ROPOS team gather on the R/V Thompson for a group photo at the end of Leg 4. Photo Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V14.

Keith Tamburri led all ROPOS operations during Leg 4 of the VISIONS'14 Expedition. He is the Assistant Manager for the Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility. During Leg 4, he directed 30 ROPOS dives. Image Credit: Ed McNichol, V14.

A before and after image of the fantail on the R/V Thompson the day we left port (August 26) and came back (September 10). In between these two port calls, we came back into Newport and loaded another complete set of gear to install on the seafloor. Photo Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V14.

Lauren relaxes during a sunny day on the R/V Thompson, Leg 4, VISIONS'14. Photo Credit: Ed McNichol, Mumbian Enterprises, Inc. V14 

Myesa Legendre-Fixx on the R/V Thompson on Leg 4 of the VISIONS'14 Expedition. Photo Credit: Ed McNichol, University of Washington, V14

Sunset at the end of Leg 4. Photo Credit: Kevin Simans. Image Credit: Kevin Simans, University of Washington, V14.

The VISIONS'14 team was presented a gift near the end of Leg 4  -  a beautiful sunrise. Photo Credit: Billy Medwedeff, Umiversity of Washington, V14.

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The ROV ROPOS samples jets of methane bubbles with a hand-held Niskin bottle. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1784; V14.  

The manipulator arm of the ROV ROPOS reaches for a small block of methane hydrate wedged against a small rampart and nearly vertical wall within a large collapsed area at the summit of Southern Hydrate Ridge. Several minutes after sampling this site with the ROV, a continuous jet of methane bubbles issued from the large opening to the right of the hydrate sample. The methane hydrate is translucent, very clean and is reminscent of quartz with a conchoidal-like fracture pattern and is partially encased in a thin skin of sediment. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1784; V14.

ROPOS holds a small piece of translucent methane hydrate - upon release by the manipulator jaws, the methane-ice floated upwards into the water column, confirming to all viewers, that indeed it was methane hydrate. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1748; V14.  

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Mola mola, a sunfish, are the heaviest known bony fish. They can weigh ~2000 lbs - they mainly eat jellyfish. Credit: Billy Medwedeff, University of Washington; V14.

A large lingcod hangs out around a Primary Node PN1C on the cabled observatory. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1789; V14.

Soft corals dot the rough carbonate surfaces of the ~ 60 m-tall limestone monolith west of the active seeps at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1779; V14.

A pod of dolphins surf the waves alongside the R/V Thompson as it was in transit.Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V14.