ITP 118 Recovery
The following year, ITP 118 was recovered intact during JOIS 2020. The buoy was found floating freely in between ice floes. It was pulled up on the crane and the wire fed through the A-frame to the port anchor capstan. Recovery took a little over 3 hours.
The ITP is hauled out of the water using the A-frame. (Photo by Kim Bedard)
ITP 118 is found drifting between icefloes the following year after being deployed. (Photo by Kim Bedard)
The manbasket is lowered to attach a line to the buoy. (Photo by Kim Bedard)