Lifting the huge Southern Ocean Time Series Mooring on board RV Investigator
Posted: March 20, 2015 Filed under: Home | Tags: Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), Maiden voyage, Marine National Facility, Mooring, RV Investigator 2 CommentsMobilisation for the maiden voyage for the Marine National Facility research vessel Investigator, continued today on the CSIRO Wharf in Hobart.
Check out the photos of one of the huge moorings being lifted on board with the main crane!
WHAT ANCHOR HOLDS THIS MOORING IN PLACE?
Hello!
Thanks for your comment!
Next Monday there will be a blog post with an animation that will explain how the mooring is deployed and what the anchor is made from!
It’s usually old railway wheels that are bolted together.
Cheers
Sarah