The view as we got into the open ocean, Credit: Arnav Shah, University of Washington, V22.

ROPOS team maneuvering the ROV, Credit: Arnav Shah, University of Washington, V22.

Immersion suit during the safety drill. Credit: Arnav Shah, University of Washington, V22.

A sense of humor under the sea. Credit: Arnav Shah, University of Washington, V22

Research equipment on-board. Scientists can collect 24 water samples at one time using the CTD rossette hosting grey Nisking bottles (back) . Credit: Arnav Shah, University of Washington, V22

The remotely operated vehicle ROPOS. Credit: Arnav Shah, University of Washington, V22

The cloudy horizon just after leaving for our first site. A. Rose, University of Washington, V22.

The ROV control room during the beginning a dive. A. Rose, University of Washington, V22.

The sonar cleaner, aka a toilet brush! Credit: Aisha Rashid, University of Washington, V22.

My ROPOS sketch. Credit: Aisha Rashid, Unversity of Washington, V22.

The extension cable for PN1B is off the fantail of the Thompson. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V22

ROPOS latched into a secondary junction box frame hosting 1 end of the 500 m-long extension cable to be installed at PN1B. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V22.

The Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility ROV ROPOS lowered to begin work in the deep waters of the NE Pacific. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V22.

APL Engineer Christina Ramirez jamming on the deck of The Thompson. She was a member of the VISIONS'14 student cohort! Credit: J. Nelson, University of Washington, V22.

An albatross flying over the bow. Credit: Hannah Gundermann, University of Washington; V22.

Learning how to fire niskins for CTD sampling of ocean water. Credit: Hannah Gunderman, University of Washington, V22.

A crab defends its new “home” from the ROPOS.Credit: Hannah Gunderman, University of Washington, V22

This water column profiler and platformt at 200 m water depth is covered in feathered stars, protists, sea urchins, and more. Credit. Hannah Gunderman, University of Washington, V22.

ROPOS being deployed at night - ready to dive to depth. Credit; Nick Andrews, University of Washington, V22

ROPOS being deployed at night. Credit: Nick Andrews, University of Washington, V22.

The pink moon rising from behind the clouds. Credit: G. Kannan, University of Washington, V22.

The moon beautifully floating in the sky. Credit: G. Kannan, University of Washington, V22.

ROPOS and the science pod being lifted onto the deck. Credit: G. Kannan, University of Washington, V22.

ROPOS right below the surface, about to be recovered onboard the Thompson. Credit: G. Kannan, University of Washington, V22.

The view from the bridge of the back deck of the R/V Thompson. Credit: Ethan Ensminger, University of Washington; V22.

The ROPOS Command Center Working at the Shallow Profiler Mooring

Pulling the CTD rosette out of the water. Credit: E. Ensminger, University of Washington, V22.