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| 1. Buoys and instrumentation on the foredeck this morning in preparation for deployment of Mooring A. (Mary-Louise Timmermans) |
| 2. Steve Lambert (WHOI) mounts the ADCP in Mooring A's top float. (Mary-Louise Timmermans) |
| 3. John Kemp (WHOI) prepares the 4500-pound anchor for deployment. (Mary-Louise Timmermans) |
4. Carpenter Gary Morgan. The mooring anchor and releases, attached to the starboard crane in the background, are ready for deployment.
(Mary-Louise Timmermans) |
| 5. Rick Krishfield (WHOI) fastens the bottom pressure recorder (housed in an aluminum chute attached to the anchor) to the mooring releases. (Mary-Louise Timmermans) |
| 6. The mooring anchor, bottom pressure recorder and releases over the side at the start of the anchor-first deployment. (Mary-Louise Timmermans) |
| 7. The view from the ship's bridge deck as the glass spheres (protected in yellow hard-hats) are deployed using the starboard A-frame. (Mary-Louise Timmermans) |
| 8. Boatswain Rico Amamio, Rick Krishfield and Steve Lambert fasten the deep MMP to the mooring line. (Mary-Louise Timmermans) |
| 9. The deep MMP on the mooring line. (Mary-Louise Timmermans) |
| 10. Boatswain Rico Amamio with the MMP top bumper on the mooring line. (Mary-Louise Timmermans) |
11. The mooring top float and transducer below are placed into position with the crane so they can be attached to the mooring line held at the A-frame.
(Mary-Louise Timmermans) |
| 12. A release hook is used to let go of the top float - the final step in the deployment. (Mary-Louise Timmermans) |
