Jan. 8, 2008: A sound-transmitting transponder that will form part of the long baseline navigation system on the sea floor is deployed over the fantail. The ship slowly moves away from the transponder as about 200 meters of tether wire is paid out. The end of the wire is then attached to an anchor weight, which is kicked into the water, and the transponder sinks to the seafloor to begin its work. (Courtesy of Dan Conrad)
More videos:
Jan. 3, 2008: The autonomous underwater vehicle Jaguar has been running and chirping in the hangar. View video »
Jan. 3, 2008: The crane lowers the CTD sampling system for a test deployment down to a depth of about 4,700 meters (Almost 3 miles). View video »
Jan. 4, 2008: John Bailey and Rob Reves-Sohn tested a tether and release design for a weight that will be attached to each autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). View video »
Jan. 7, 2008: The CTD is recovered over the starboard (right) side of the ship. View video »
Jan. 8, 2008: Puma is launched from the starboard (right) side of the Knorr. View video »
Jan. 13, 2008: The main lab on the Knorr bustled this afternoon as everyone prepared for a Jaguar dive this evening. View video »
Jan. 13, 2008: Researchers bring Puma on board after a successful mission and help settle the robot in its wooden cradle. View video »
Jan. 15, 2008: Ko-ichi Nakamura and Susan Humphris collect samples of
red-brown sediment that stuck to Jaguar's "skin." View video »
