{"id":536857,"date":"2025-11-10T12:47:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/?p=536857"},"modified":"2025-11-10T13:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T18:12:12","slug":"deploying-auvs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/deploying-auvs\/","title":{"rendered":"Deploying AUVs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"449\">Each deployment is a coordinated effort between ship and science teams to ensure the Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUVs) launch safely and smoothly. From careful deck prep to precise release into the water, every step is timed with sea and weather conditions in mind.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"451\" data-end=\"626\">These images capture the process at work during the Pioneer 22 cruise, as the team readies and deploys an AUV for another round of data collection beneath the surface.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-536857 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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