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: VISIONS 14
Shallow Waters
The end of Leg 3 is approaching rapidly, and we successfully met every goal for this leg of the VISIONS14 expedition, including some originally scheduled for Leg 2. We’ll be back in Newport by morning. On to Leg 4!
August 24, 2014
Standing on Two Legs
We have another first to report: the first deployment of a two-legged shallow profiler mooring at the Endurance Oregon Offshore site! The mooring operations were smooth, safe, and ultimately a complete success, thanks to a remarkable run of calm weather.
August 22, 2014
High Waves, Deep Methane
Over the last few days, while waiting for the weather to improve, we spent nights doing water sampling and one extremely long sonar survey, and ROPOS Dive 1750 went to Hydrate Ridge, where methane gas naturally bubbles out of the sediment.
August 20, 2014
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
VISIONS 14 Leg 3 Begins
After the last two legs of the VISIONS '14 cruise, which took place at Slope Base and Axial Seamount, thousands of meters deep in the ocean, Leg 3 is going to take place in relatively shallow water. The Endurance Oregon Offshore site is 600
August 13, 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
The Best Laid Plans
Even on successful cruises, there are always unexpected events. In this case, the seafloor cable and profiler mooring sockets wouldn’t cooperate, so we began to recover the mooring to diagnose and repair the problem. Work continues, and optimism endures.
August 9, 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