{"id":535863,"date":"2024-06-21T12:46:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T16:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/?p=535863"},"modified":"2024-06-21T12:47:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T16:47:59","slug":"surface-mooring-recovery-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/surface-mooring-recovery-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface Mooring Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">IRMINGER: The weather toyed with the CGSN team the day of the Surface Mooring recovery \u2013 varying between sun and fog.\u00a0 Surface Mooring recovery is essentially the reverse of deployment.\u00a0 The anchor is released and the glass balls at the bottom of the mooring float up to the surface.\u00a0 The glass balls are recovered first, usually in a tangled heap called a \u201cwuzzle\u201d.\u00a0 The synthetic rope portion is pulled in next using a Lebus double-barrel capstan winch and is packed into boxes by hand \u2013 everyone on the team participates in the effort.\u00a0 After the mooring line and instruments are pulled aboard, a small boat is used to connect a line from the ship\u2019s winch to the buoy, and the buoy is hauled aboard \u2013 a lot dirtier than when it was deployed one year ago!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_535865\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535865\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-535865\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7321_SUMO-10_buoy_SNW-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7321_SUMO-10_buoy_SNW-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7321_SUMO-10_buoy_SNW-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7321_SUMO-10_buoy_SNW-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7321_SUMO-10_buoy_SNW-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7321_SUMO-10_buoy_SNW.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-535865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Sheri N. White \u00a9 WHOI.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_535868\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535868\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-535868\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/MED_5464_SUMO-10_glass_balls_RGT-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/MED_5464_SUMO-10_glass_balls_RGT-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/MED_5464_SUMO-10_glass_balls_RGT-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/MED_5464_SUMO-10_glass_balls_RGT-768x1038.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/MED_5464_SUMO-10_glass_balls_RGT-1136x1536.jpg 1136w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/MED_5464_SUMO-10_glass_balls_RGT.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-535868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Rebecca Travis \u00a9 WHOI.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_535864\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535864\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-535864\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7317_SUMO-10_synthetics_SNW-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7317_SUMO-10_synthetics_SNW-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7317_SUMO-10_synthetics_SNW-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7317_SUMO-10_synthetics_SNW-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7317_SUMO-10_synthetics_SNW-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7317_SUMO-10_synthetics_SNW.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-535864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Sheri N. White \u00a9 WHOI.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_535866\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535866\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-535866\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7325_SUMO-10_smallboat_SNW-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7325_SUMO-10_smallboat_SNW-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7325_SUMO-10_smallboat_SNW-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7325_SUMO-10_smallboat_SNW-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7325_SUMO-10_smallboat_SNW-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/IMG_7325_SUMO-10_smallboat_SNW.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-535866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Sheri N. White \u00a9 WHOI.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_535869\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535869\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-535869\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/MED_5800_SUMO-10_buoy_RGT-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/MED_5800_SUMO-10_buoy_RGT-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/MED_5800_SUMO-10_buoy_RGT-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/MED_5800_SUMO-10_buoy_RGT-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2024\/06\/MED_5800_SUMO-10_buoy_RGT.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-535869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Rebecca Travis \u00a9 WHOI.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRMINGER: The weather toyed with the CGSN team the day of the Surface Mooring recovery \u2013 varying between sun and fog.\u00a0 Surface Mooring recovery is essentially the reverse of deployment.\u00a0 The anchor is released and the glass balls at the bottom of the mooring float up to the surface.\u00a0 The glass balls are recovered first,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":535870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[294,19],"tags":[142,139,301],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535863"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535863"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":535873,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535863\/revisions\/535873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}