Surface Mooring Recovery

Credit: Sheri N. White © WHOI.

Credit: Sheri N. White © WHOI.

Credit: Sheri N. White © WHOI.

Credit: Sheri N. White © WHOI.

It may seem calm at the surface, but there’s a lot of action below…The OOI-CGSN team used the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to inspect the Coastal Surface Mooring and the Multifunction Node (MFN) prior to recovery.  Chris Basque and John Lund then piloted the ROV over to the MFN and attached a hook and recovery line using the ROV manipulator arm.  The RV Neil Armstrong then recovered the full mooring to deck.