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Remotely Operated Vehicle Doc Ricketts

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Uploaded by on Nov 13, 2009

Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are unmanned robotic submarines that are powered and controlled from the surface through a long tether. MBARI's newest ROV, the Doc Ricketts, is about the size of a minivan and can dive to a depth of 4,000 meters (13,000 feet). This video opens with an aerial view of MBARI's flagship research vessel, the Western Flyer, which serves as a host ship for the ROV. The rest of the video shows the ROV being launched throuh the "moonpool" between the Western Flyer's twin hulls.
For more information, see:
http://www.mbari.org/dmo/vessels_vehicles/Doc_Ricketts/Doc_Ricketts.html

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  • WOW!! This is INCREDIBLE!! The guy driving the crane must be VERY SKILLED to be able to put a multi million dollar instrument in and out of the water in heavy seas all the time the ship is rolling around! I wouldn't want his job!! Nerve wracking I bet!

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