Lodbrog and Atlantis crews finished laying the northern extension and are now completing the cable lay for the southern extension from the Barkley Canyon
node down into the canyon.
The northern extension end is sitting at a water depth between 397 and 398 metres at 48° 25.6520' N by 126° 10.4647' W. This is the area where our Barkley Head "shelf-break benthic pod" instrument frame (photo below) and Vertical Profiler System will be placed later this summer.
Several of our latest photos from the operations are shown below.
Lodbrog and Atlantis work at close quarters |
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The "shelf-break benthic pod" destined for placement at the end of the northern extension cable. Photo taken aboard the Atlantis, 10-July-2009.
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Lodbrog crew are able to monitoring ROPOS operations via ship-to-ship communication links. In this image, ROPOS is removing the northern extension connector hose from its deployment frame.
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Lodbrog during nighttime operations.
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Lodbrog as seen from the deck of the Atlantis. The crane arm in the foreground is used to deploy and recover ROPOS. When this photo was taken, ROPOS was working underwater.
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Atlantis through the fog, as seen from Lodbrog.
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(Click to enlarge.)
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