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| 1. The sun came out for a brief period during a mooring deployment giving us a nice 'fog-bow'. (Photo by Rick Krishfield) |
| 2. Daisuke Hirano (TUMSAT) and Kris Newhall (WHOI) connect sections of the mooring wire. (Photo by Rick Krishfield) |
| 3. Mike DeGrandpre takes a turn monitoring release unit. (Photo by Rick Krishfield) |
| 4. The team attaches the lower bumper and MMP to the wire. (Photo by Rick Krishfield) |
| 5. Steve Lambert (WHOI) and Daisuke Hirano (TUMSAT) install the ADCP into the upper floatation sphere. (Photo by Rick Krishfield) |
| 6. The upper pinger and microCAT are attached to the mooring just below the upper sphere. (Photo by Rick Krishfield) |
| 7. A McLane Moored Profiler (MMP) is brought into position to be attached to the wire. (Photo by Rick Krishfield) |
| 8. Daisuke Hirano (TUMSAT) installs the MMP on the mooring wire. (Photo by Rick Krishfield) |
| 9. Oops! The hood has come off the MMP. (Photo by Rick Krishfield) |
| 10. The bottom pressure recorder (BPR) is attached to the releases and placed in a chute. (Steve Lambert, WHOI) |
| 11. (l-r) Daisuke Hirano (TUMSAT), Kris Newhall (WHOI), and Boatswain Rico Amamio attach the upper bumper. (Steve Lambert, WHOI) |
| 12. With the rough seas a tag line was used to stabilize the anchor but then became entangled. (Steve Lambert, WHOI) |
| 13. Oops again! As the ship swayed the crane snagged the hydraulic lines on the A-frame. (Steve Lambert, WHOI) |
| 14. Daisuke Hirano with a pinger and microCAT rig ready to be deployed. (Steve Lambert, WHOI) |
