The ROV ROPOS about to begin its decent to the Shallow Profiler Mooring at the Oregon Offshore site (R2204). Credit. M. Elend, University of Washington; V22.

Soaking up the sun on the bow.

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A octopus rests atop Primary Node PN1B at 1200 m water depth. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V22.

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An image of the ROPOS control center showing the ROV working at Primary Node PN1B. Credit: Nick Andrews, University of Washington; V22.

Watching the R/V Thompson depart to begin Leg 1 of the VISIONS'22 expedition. H. Gunderman, University of Washington, V22.

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The R/V Thompson in Newport awaiting its' departure for Leg 1 of the VISIONS'22 Expedition. Credit: G. Kanaan, University of Washington, V22.

The R/V Thompson transits under the highway 101 bridge as it departs Yaquina Bay, Leg 1 of the VISIONS'22 expedition. Credit. G. Kanaan, University of Washington, V22.

The ROV ROPOS changes at the CTD during dive R2201 at Slope Base near the Cascadia Margin. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V22.

Students and RCA staff on Leg 1 of the VISIONS'22 expedition practice putting on immersion suits - the NE Pacific waters are extremely cold and this exercise is important for safety. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V22.

The ROV ROPOS about the to enter the water at the Slope Base site with the tool basket latched to its underbelly. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V22.

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The R/V Thompson departs Newport on August 8, 2022 to begin operations.

The fantail of the R/V Thompson in Newport, at the start of VISIONS'22 Leg 1, with a nearly empty deck awaiting mobilization of RCA gear (bottom photo - 2 days later).

A 19,000 lb water bag is used to test ROPOS LARS handling system at the start of Leg 1 of the Regional Cabled Array cruise. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington; V22.

The back deck of the R/V Thompson as it pulls away from the dock in Newport to start Leg 1 of the VISIONS'22 cruise.

ROPOS being launched on the first dive (R2201) of VISIONS'22 with the tool basket and Slope Base CTD tripod. Credit: M. Elend, V22

VISIONS students on Leg 1 of the 2022 OOI RCA O&M cruise as the Thompson steams out of Newport. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V22.

Steve Lambert, Oregon State Engineer, riding a buoy during a repair

Christina Ramirez (aka "DJ Oceans"), UW/APL Field Engineer

Amy Larsen, UW/APL Engineer

Aisha Rashid, VISIONS'22 Student Participant

McKenna Dawson, VISIONS'22 Student Participant

Jennie Mowatt, APL engineer

Yuliya Pruzhanskaya, VISIONS'22 Student Participant