Posts Tagged ‘Global Station Papa Array’

The RV Sikuliaq is on site at the Papa array.  Surrounded by the deck and instrument teams, and vessel crew, Jim Dunn gives a briefing on the deployment of the hybrid profiler mooring.  It is always important to make sure everyone understands the operation and their roles, to ensure a successful and safe deployment.

Shipboard safety is always a priority.  Early in the cruise all Papa personnel must go through the safety briefing and drills, including how to put on the immersion suit.  Here Dan Bogorff and the team try on their suits and discuss emergency scenarios with Capt. Diego and other members of RV Sikuliaq crew.

Most people think about the instrumentation and the electronics on the OOI moorings.  But the moorings wouldn’t hold position for 12 months through stormy weather without these pieces of equipment!  These are the subsurface mooring 6000 lb mace anchors needed to keep everything in place.