Mike Kong, Vladimir Bakhmutov, Dan Torres, and Russ Hopcroft help guide the swinging rosette to its pallet during a swell. The rosette weighs 760 pounds even without bottles or instruments and is deployed and recovered by a winch-wire. During heavy seas or a swell, the rosette can be hard to control both on deck and in the water.

Mike Kong, Vladimir Bakhmutov, Dan Torres, and Russ Hopcroft help guide the swinging rosette to its pallet during a swell. The rosette weighs 760 pounds even without bottles or instruments and is deployed and recovered by a winch-wire. During heavy seas or a swell, the rosette can be hard to control both on deck and in the water. Image courtesy of 2009 RUSALCA Expedition, RAS-NOAA.

RUSALCA 2009

RUSALCA 2009: September 15 Log

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