Image Archive

Cody Turner, a UW undergraduate student, and Orest Kawka, OOI-RSN project scientist, deploy the CTD at Southern Hydrate Ridge August 14. 

We have had quite a few sharks and mola mola visit the ship since we have been out at Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: Allison Fundis, University of Washington, V11.

ROPOS is launched with the BIA recovery frame attached to the undercarriage. The hinged floats in the foreground are clamped around ROPOS's tether to absorb any shock that travels down the tether from wave motion on the surface. (photo by Allison Fundis) 

The ROV ROPOS being lowered with the BFRA (bottom frame recovery assembly) during the L3 primary node equipment-ROPOS interface tests. (photo by Mitch Elend) 

Lisa Graumlich, Dean of UW's College of the Environment, and Debbie Kelley, Co-Chief Scientist, with the R/V Thompson. (photo by Allison Fundis) 

Moonrise on August 14. (photo by Allison Fundis) 

The Thompson with ROPOS in the water diving at Southern Hydrate Ridge. (photo by Allison Fundis) 

The R/V Thompson with the ROV ROPOS's crane and tether over the port side. (photo by Allison Fundis) 

The R/V Thompson Captain, John Wilson, with his tuna. Captain:1  Pete:0 (photo by Allison Fundis)

Pete Barletto, OOI-RSN Director and Chief Operating Officer, enjoys the afternoon fishing. (photo by Allison Fundis)

Chris Holm, OOI-CGSN Field Engineer, assists with the recovery of a NSF Cascadia Array Initiative seismometer. (photo by Allison Fundis)

OOI-RSN project scientist, Giora Proskurowsi, shows UW undergraduate student, Cody Turner, how to prepare standards for the gas chromatograph (GC). (photo by Allison Fundis) 

UW-APL systems engineer, Dana Manalang, interrogates the ocean bottom seismometer from the deck of the Thompson. (photo by Allison Fundis)

ROPOS descends for dive 1547 to recover a NSF Cascadia Array Initiative's ocean bottom seismometer off of Gray's Harbor, WA. (photo by Mitch Elend)

The transit south out of the Staight of Juan de Fuca was unusually, but luckily, very calm. (photo by Mitch Elend) 

Moonrise over Whidbey Island, Washington. (photo by Allison Fundis)

The R/V Thompson Captain, John Wilson (left), directs members of the ship's crew as they lower and secure the SIA back on deck after the BIA and SIA tests with ROPOS. (photo by Allison Fundis)

Lexi Brewer, a UW senior, assists Evan Solomon, a UW faculty member and geochemist, prepare his flow meter that will be deployed at Southern Hydrate Ridge. (photo by Allison Fundis)

The bottom interface assembly as it is lowered off the Thompson's A-frame. (photo by Allison Fundis)

The bottom interface assembly (BIA) is lowered off the A-frame. After the BIA reached the seafloor, the science interface assembly (SIA) was coupled to ROPOS and manuevered into the BIA. (photo by Allison Fundis)

The ROV ROPOS coupled to the Science Interface Assembly as it is being lowered into the water. (photo by Allison Fundis)

Keith Shepherd oversees the coupling of the ROV ROPOS to the science interface assembly. (Photo by Allison Fundis)

The ROV ROPOS operations manager, Keith Sheperd, directs the lowering of ROPOS to couple with the science interface assembly. (Photo by Allison Fundis) 

Chief Scientist, John Delaney, looks out over the morning fog just off of Whidbey Island, WA. (photo by Allison Fundis)

The Thompson fully loaded after picking up the ROV ROPOS on August 11. (photo by Allison Fundis)  

The R/V Thompson at the Esquimalt Graving Dock in Victoria, Canada on August 11th. (photo by Allison Fundis)

The Canadian ROV ROPOS and crew await the arrival of the Thompson at the Esquimalt Graving Dock in Victoria, Canada. (photo by Allison Fundis)