Before leaving port, the ROV was taken for a test run.  Here, Matthew Cook, operations manager for SeaView Systems Inc., preps the ROV for launch.

Before leaving port, the ROV was taken for a test run. Here, Matthew Cook, operations manager for SeaView Systems Inc., preps the ROV for launch. Image courtesy of Lophelia II 2008: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs, and Wrecks.

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