2009/07/13
Barkley node deployment underway
Last Changed by dwowens, 15-Jul-09 20:26
Labels: showcomments, barkley-canyon, node, trf, esquimalt-graving-dock, lodbrog, installation, backbone
Labels: showcomments, barkley-canyon, node, trf, esquimalt-graving-dock, lodbrog, installation, backbone
Deployment of our Barkley Canyon
node is underway. In the past 48 hours, the C/S Lodbrog:
- departed Esquimalt Graving Dock and transited to Barkley Canyon (121 nautical miles)
- grappled and recovered the end of the spur cable that extends from the Barkley Canyon branching unit on our backbone cable
- spliced or "jointed" the spur cable to the Barkley Canyon TRF tail (Photo of the tail secured to the TRF for transport is shown below.)
- commenced deployment of the Barkley Canyon TRF to the seafloor
Map and images from node deployment in Barkley Canyon |
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Overview of backbone and spur cables near Barkley Canyon. Bathymetry: University of Washington TN175, J.Delaney, D. Kelley, D. Glickson 2004.
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Anemone spied by ROPOS during cable inspection in Barkley Canyon.
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Barkley Canyon TRF and tail cable segment prior to loading onto the Lodbrog.
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(Click the images to enlarge them.)
