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.

Thompson Leg 1 trimmed

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

Naomi Wu, VISIONS'22 Student Participant

Mai Abualsaud, VISIONS'22 Student Participant

Arnav Shah, VISIONS'22 Student Participant

Abbey Moore, VISIONS'22 Student Participant

Anna Sulc, VISIONS'22 Student Participant

Josie Adams, VISIONS'22 Student Participant

Ethan Ensminger, VISIONS'22 Student Participant

Hannah Gunderman, VISIONS'22 Student Participant

Eberhard Kopiske, MARUM Research Assistant

Leilani Combs, VISIONS'22 Student Participant

Yoav Pinto, VISIONS'22 Student Participant

Peter Correa, VISIONS'22 Student Participant