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| We deployed the small boat to go pick up floats because it maneuvers much more easily. Marine Tech Jen, Todd, and Keaton are part of the crew here. (Photo credit: Hyang Yoon) |
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| Bringing the buoy back on board through the A-Frame is a team effort! (Photo credit: Rosalind Echols) |
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| Keaton Snyder carries a float inside after GPS testing (Photo credit: Rosalind Echols) |
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| The drifting buoy secured to deck for transit (Photo credit: Rosalind Echols) |
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| Eric Boget manning the SWIMS winch during preliminary testing (Photo credit: Rosalind Echols) |
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| EM-APEX floats being prepared for deployment by sitting in buckets of seawater (Photo credit: Rosalind Echols) |
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| Early morning prep for buoy deployment on the back deck by the night shift (Photo credit: Rosalind Echols) |
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| Keaton, Bern, and John deploy a float. It's a complex operation, requiring skill, communication, and correctly guessing how the ship will move with the swell. (Photo credit: Rosalind Echols) |
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| Can you find the tiny black antenna of the float in this picture? That's what we are looking for when we go to pick up our floats! (Photo credit: Rosalind Echols) |
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