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R/V Thomas G. Thompson

Jun 15, 2012

Wiring the Abyss: Part 1

On June 11, NEPTUNE Canada reached the halfway point for Wiring the Abyss 2012, this summer’s installation and maintenance cruise. Part of the original crew who set sail on May 27 returned to dry land at Bamfield after a very busy two weeks. They were replaced by a new contingent of crew members, who will remain with the ship until cruise end on 26 June. If you have been following on our cruise page, you’ll know that the first two weeks were very busy indeed!

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Wiring the Abyss 2012 | VPS | Vertical Profiler System | endeavour | folger passage | barkley canyon | clayoquot slope | wally | ROPOS | IODP | R/V Thomas G. Thompson

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September 2011 Expedition Complete

Our fall 2011 installation and maintenance expedition sailed September 10 – 30 aboard the R/V Thompson. It was a very active time for 7 Ocean Networks Canada staffers, 4 contractors, 1 Pacific Geosciences Centre technician, 1 volunteer, an 8-man ROPOS crew, 2 marine techs and the 21 crew members of the R/V Thompson. During our 20 days at sea, we completed 13 ROPOS dives at three locations, including a trip into Bamfield for parts.

Our itinerary during the September 2011 cruise.

During our adventures, we deployed 32 new instruments, including those attached to a Regional Circulation Mooring, retrieved-refurbished-...

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R/V Thomas G. Thompson | expedition | endeavour | barkley canyon | installation | cascadia basin | ROPOS | wally | regional circulation mooring | tempo-mini | BPR

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July 2011 Expedition Comes to an End!

From July 4 - 25, 2011, Ocean Networks Canada navigated an impressive installation and maintenance expedition in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Diving down to the seafloor to investigate our 800-km cabled network observatory along the northern Juan de Fuca plate, we tended to our technically-advanced instruments and witnessed some of the amazing marine life dwelling off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

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R/V Thomas G. Thompson | expedition | maintenance | installation | barkley canyon | endeavour | clayoquot slope | cascadia basin | fogler passage | ROPOS | Piezometer | BPR | adcp | CTD | cork | BARS | COVIS | VPS

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