Cal Poly students showing off their Argo spirit (and tattoos) with an autographed Argo float on the T/S Golden Bear (photo by John Polling) |
SIO and WHOI personnel prepare a float for deployment from the R/V Revelle at 46° 30' S, 150W during the 2005 repeat of WOCE Section P16S (photo by Chris Sabine) |
Deploying a float without stopping the ship requires special boxes to protect the floats. Here cross braces are assembled to protect the antenna on the R/V Melville (photo by Capt. Maury) |
After the box is secured with twine knotted using lifesaver links it will protect the float when the box hits the water. The lifesavers will dissolve after a short time, causing the box to open, releasing the float to complete its mission. Here the box is just being dropped from the R/V Melville (photo by Capt Maury)
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