Image Archive

Recovery of the Shallow Profiler Vertical Mooring. Credit: K. Kato, University of Washington, V22.

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Corals, anemones, and sea feathers are some of the organisms that have colonized the mooring platform during its 8 year deployment. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V22.

The Shallow Mooring Platform is winched onboard the Thompson. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V22.

The fantail of the Thompson is loaded with the medium-lift winch (center, yellow) and heavy-lift winch aft. ROPOS equipment is starboard. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V22.

An aggressive blue shark approaches the ROV ROPOS at the Oregon Offfshore Site. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R2231, V22.

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The eleven VISIONS’22 students and RCA team members at the start of Leg 3. Photo Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V22.

The fantail of the R/V Thompson at the start of Leg 3. Onboard is the low power junction box LJ03A, three instrumented Deep Profiler vehicles, a CTD tripod, and four FETCH tripods. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V22.

ROPOS carries a FETCH tripod to the seafloor. Credit. J. Tilley, APL, University of Washington, V22 .

Fish said hello. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

ROPOS back on deck at dusk. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

Swapping out the HPIES. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; Dive R2237, V22.

ROPOS back on deck. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

Finally at the bottom. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22

: First glimpse of a messy mooring float. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

Casting off. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

First glimpse of the amazing ROPOS. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

Arriving at the NOAA pier. Credit P. Correa University of Washington, V22.

In the FETCH. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

TGT 360-degree z-drive. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

The 16-cylinder diesel generators. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

The sideways velocity vector. Credit: P. Correa, University of Washington, V22.

A screen shot of a ROPOS monitor as the vehicle was imaging a blobfish on a dive at Axial. Credit: M. Dawson, University of Washington, V22.

Ship lights from the bow at night. Credit: M. Dawson, University of Washington, V22.

Shot from near the end of the fantail, looking towards the hanger. M. Abualsaud, University of Washington, V22.

An actively venting site with tube worm bushes and oxidized sulfide deposits. M. Abualsaud, University of Washington, Vs22.