A great start to the 2010 operational season
Our 2010 operational season has officially started with a 6 day expedition onboard the CCGS John P. Tully to support the VENUS observatory. While we commonly operate from the John P. Tully this was our first time with our mid-depth system on the starboard boat deck. This configuration frees the valuable space on the aft deck for observatory platform recovery, maintenance and deployment.
The VENUS group had an ambitious expedition plan for a relatively short expedition spanning 5 operational days. With the LARS system onboard and the ROPOS through-frame lift capability, we completed 12 dives (over 60 hours in the water), 6 platform recoveries, 5 platform deployments, as well as the deployment of a 6 km extension cable using ROCLS.
To find out more about the VENUS observatory, please visit venus.uvic.ca.
