A crane releases the Tiburon through the moonpool doors in the launch bay floor.

A crane releases the Tiburon through the "moonpool" doors in the launch bay floor. Once free of the crane wire, the yellow "umbilical" cord (at the rear of the ROV) sends and receives electronic and fiber-optic signals throughout the dive. Image courtesy of NOAA/MBARI 2006.

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