End of Leg 7
Leg 7 of VISIONS ’14 was only a single dive, to deploy a cabled surface-piercing profiler at the Oregon Shelf site. This successful dive concludes the entire summer of deployments on a high note.
September 30, 2014
Tag: Sensors
Endurance Required
The last couple of days have been a whirlwind of ROV dive and deck activity at the Endurance Oregon Offshore site (600 meters depth). As of this evening, we have deployed the Benthic Experiment Package (BEP), Digital Still Camera, and Deep Profi
August 17, 2014
Package Delivered
Today was an especially exciting day for the Oregon State portion of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, the Endurance Array. Today we delivered the Benthic Experiment Package to the seafloor.
August 15, 2014
The Golden Spike
When construction of the Transcontinental Railroad was completed in the 1800s, a golden spike was hammered in to officially link the two coasts of the country. During dive R1741 last night we witnessed the ROV making a similarly historic connection.
August 10, 2014
HPIES and Cake and profilers
The day was dominated by an epic ROPOS dive to relocate the platforms deployed during yesterday’s deck operations, plug them in, and collect samples, finishing up the work at the Axial Base site.
August 8, 2014
