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Pilots and techs scrubbing Alvin clean.

Pilots and techs scrubbing Alvin clean.
Pilots and techs scrubbing Alvin clean.
Pilots and techs scrubbing Alvin clean.
Pilots and techs scrubbing Alvin clean.
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Wills, Lance E.
Pilots and techs scrubbing Alvin clean.
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01/03/2007
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Lance Wills is a relief Ordinary Seaman on R/V Atlantis.
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Working on the deck of the R/V Atlantis, pilots and technicians from the Alvin Group scrubbed the submersible on the East Pacific Rise in December 2006. Dried on salt, grime, and the remains of doomed sea life that hitch rides to the surface leaves Alvin in need of a good washing. Cleaning the white exterior "skins" (removed for washing on deck) is just one item on the exhaustive list of maintenance requirements met by operators of Alvin to keep the submersible safe and working properly for the hundreds of researchers it transports each year to the seafloor.
R/V Atlantis Cruise AT15-14, Chief Scientist: Lauren Mullineaux.
November 11, 2006 to January 5, 2007
The two cruises in 2006 include a tracer release (first cruise) and survey (second cruise). The survey should be initiated roughly 40 days after release, so the 2 cruises need a 2-3 week separation between them.
12 Alvin dives. Oceanographic and Topographic Influences on Dispersal of hydrothermal vent species.
Photo by Lance Wills
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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