Tank Tests of ACKBAR II in Newfoundland
The SubC Imaging team has been hard at work in Canada doing wet tests with the deep sea camera system using a tank that can simulate the currents and/or drag speed we may encounter as the vessel uses a dynamic positioning system. Antarctic currents are no joke, dubbed "the mightiest currents in the ocean." The team needs to make sure the weighting is just right to keep the camera system at depth. Next big milestone is installing the crane and loading the equipment on the Ocean Endeavor on October 9th in just a few hours. Serendipitously, the vessel is docked in St. John's near the SubC Imaging headquarters in Canada and the tech will steam with the ship down to Antarctica for Intrepid Travel's summer tourism season (creating huge savings on shipping and customs!).
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