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Alvin being lifted out of the water by the Atlantis a-frame after certification dive.

Alvin being lifted out of the water by the Atlantis a-frame after certification dive.
Alvin being lifted out of the water by the Atlantis a-frame after certification dive.
Alvin being lifted out of the water by the Atlantis a-frame after certification dive.
Alvin being lifted out of the water by the Atlantis a-frame after certification dive.
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Munier, Robert S.C.
Alvin being lifted out of the water by the Atlantis a-frame after certification dive.
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01/26/2015
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Objectives on R/V Atlantis cruise AT26-27 will be conducted by the Alvin Operations Group and NAVSEA. The plan will be to dive DSV Alvin in an area approximately 60 nautical miles off of the coast of Chile. This cruise is intended to accomplish a series of up to three Alvin dives (4785, 4786, and 4787) in order to increase Alvin's maximum certified dive depth to 4,500m. NAVSEA will participate in the cruise. They will also participate in the actual certification dive as a part of the 4,500m certification process.
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The human-occupied submersible Alvin achieved certification from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to dive to depths of 4,500 meters (about 2.8 miles) during tests off the coast of Arica, Chile, on January 26 and 27, 2015. Certification of Alvin to 4,500 meters represents the successful culmination of the $41-million, multi-year upgrade of the submersible funded by the National Science Foundation with a significant cost-share by WHOI. In March 2014, the new Alvin was tested for the first time following its overhaul. This month, Alvin will return to the Gulf of Mexico to explore natural oil seeps emanating from the seafloor.
Photo by Rob Munier
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