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Comments - Dive R544

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Tasks: ASHES: Suction samples, gtb's, bactrps, sulfide worm observations, spider probes. Transit to Mkr-33 and deploy larval tubes. Release elevator near Mkr-33 at end of dive.

Bottom time: JD187(7/5) 0705-1422, 1647-1732

0537 - Lifting off. ROPOS in the water at 0542.

0658 - ROPOS leaving the cage at 1500m

0702 - On the bottom Depth 1544 m

07:04:17 Jul 05 '00

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5087131

0704 - Moving the seven function arm out of the way.

07:04:37 Jul 05 '00

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5087131

Approaching a crab and rat tail here at ASHES.

07:05:37 Jul 05 '00

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0706 - Checking out the white crab with reddish legs.

07:06:47 Jul 05 '00

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5087131

0706 - crab upon arrival at Ashes.

R544-001

07:07:17 Jul 05 '00

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5087131

Trying to get to Phoenix/Hillock.

07:11:33 Jul 05 '00

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5087131

0711 - Clumps of tube worms, sponges, a crab, not near a vent, though.

07:12:21 Jul 05 '00

1545

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5087131

0712 - Looks like we've spotted Phoenix... or Hell. Let's see.

07:12:33 Jul 05 '00

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0712 - approach to Hell

R544-002

07:12:57 Jul 05 '00

1545

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5087131

0713 - Nope, it's Hell. Looks very beautiful, still a hot smoker at the top covered in tubeworms, white stuff.

07:13:45 Jul 05 '00

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5087131

07:14 - baffles covered with worms at Hell.

R544-003

07:13:57 Jul 05 '00

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5087131

0713 - Photo 1 of Hell tube worms

07:14:57 Jul 05 '00

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0715 - We're investigating Hell to check things out. Photo 2 of tubeworms.

07:17:21 Jul 05 '00

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0718 - Fiddling around to see if we could sit here to use the spider probe if necessary

07:18:21 Jul 05 '00

1545

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0720 - Looking at scale worms, tube worms, sulfide, and palm worms at Hell. Photo 3 of this.

07:18:45 Jul 05 '00

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5087131

0720 - observing worms at Hell

R544-004

07:20:45 Jul 05 '00

1545

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5087131

0722 - Cool shimmery flow pooling up under a ledge

07:20:45 Jul 05 '00

1545

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5087131

0722 - lower portion of flange providing flow to worms in previous pic

R544-005

07:22:09 Jul 05 '00

1545

201

421403

5087131

0724- Looking at sulfide worms

07:24:57 Jul 05 '00

1545

201

421402

5087087

Photo 4 of sulfide worms at Hell

07:25:45 Jul 05 '00

1545

201

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5087087

0726 - Sitting at Hell observing at a group of sulfide worms. Kim's beta cam tape on- he wants to call it Hell1.

07:26:09 Jul 05 '00

1545

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5087087

0726 - begin observe at Hell1.

R544-006

07:42:23 Jul 05 '00

1545

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5087129

0742 - Zooming away from those and going to observe at Hell2. There are sulfide, tube, scale, and palm worms.

07:44:47 Jul 05 '00

1545

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07:46 - Starting observation of Hell2.

R544-007

07:54:25 Jul 05 '00

1545

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5087129

0757 - Zooming in on one particularly large formerly sleeping sulfide worm emerging from his tube.

08:02:37 Jul 05 '00

1546

201

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5087129

0806 - Zooming around to find someplace else to look... still at Hell2 doing individual portraits.

08:16:13 Jul 05 '00

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5087129

0817 - Trying to position ourselves to spider Hell1

08:20:49 Jul 05 '00

1546

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421359

5087147

0822 - Still trying to manipulate spider probe at Hell1. We sort of just hit it... oops.

08:28:01 Jul 05 '00

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5087066

0829 - Going to try to spider Hell2 because we can't spider Hell 1 without moving the sub which messes up scale.

08:31:13 Jul 05 '00

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spider at Hell2

R544-008

08:31:37 Jul 05 '00

1546

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421367

5087133

0833 - Part of spider probe is in at Hell2 Logging temperature for 5 minutes or so

08:35:25 Jul 05 '00

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5087156

pullback shot of spider at Hell2

R544-009

08:36:01 Jul 05 '00

1546

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5087133

0837 - Spider Log at Hell2 is Spider01.log. It's doing something funny- jumping then flat-lining, so we're moving it.

08:45:49 Jul 05 '00

1546

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5087117

0847 - Just completed spider02.log at Hell2. Max temperature was about 34 degrees or so.

08:46:25 Jul 05 '00

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421354

5087117

a slightly different position

R544-010

08:47:25 Jul 05 '00

1546

199

421354

5087117

0849 - Going to try to maneuver sub to get better position for temperature measurement at Hell1.

08:48:25 Jul 05 '00

1546

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421354

5087117

0850 - Photos 5 and 6 of Hell

08:52:49 Jul 05 '00

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421371

5087135

0853 - Maneuvering about Hell1 to position spider probe.

08:59:37 Jul 05 '00

1545

198

421371

5087135

0901 - Just completed spider at Hell 1 into files spider03.log and spider03a.log. Max temp was 60 C, but saw mostly around 30.

09:01:49 Jul 05 '00

1545

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421371

5087135

0903 - Going to try to suction at Hell1.

09:05:01 Jul 05 '00

1546

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421371

5087135

0907 - Still trying position vehicle to suction at Hell1.

09:07:01 Jul 05 '00

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5087135

0909 - Preparing to suction water and particulates over Hell1 in to Bottle J1.

09:08:37 Jul 05 '00

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5087135

Suction sample of WATER and PARTICULATES over Hell, at a little ledge of Hell we're calling Hell1, into Jar J1. Suction began at 0917, ended at 0926 z=1544 x=421372, y=5087135

R544-SS-J1-0001

Juniper

09:17:13 Jul 05 '00

1546

126

421371

5087135

0918 - As we suction over Hell 1, the thermistors of the suction sampler are showing no temperature above ambient.

09:18:37 Jul 05 '00

1546

126

421371

5087135

9:18 - suction sample on Hell1.

R544-011

09:23:31 Jul 05 '00

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126

421371

5087135

0926 - Preparing to suction worms from Hell1 into jar J2.

09:24:01 Jul 05 '00

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5087135

Suction sample of worms (BIO) at Hell1 into Jar2. Suction began at 0927 ends 0934. z=1544

R544-SS-J2-0002

Juniper

09:25:01 Jul 05 '00

1546

138

421371

5087135

suction sample at Hell1

R544-012

09:33:01 Jul 05 '00

1546

133

421361

5087130

0933 - Thermistors in suction sampler appear to be working again. Max we've seen is 4 C.

09:34:31 Jul 05 '00

1546

135

421359

5087134

0935 - Flushing jar...

09:36:17 Jul 05 '00

1546

135

421366

5087132

0937 Going to try to get a flange with worms on it from Hell2

09:37:03 Jul 05 '00

1546

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5087132

0938 - Opening the biobox and then gently ramming into the flange called Hell 2 in the hopes that it will drop into the biobox.

09:39:03 Jul 05 '00

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5087132

0941 - Subs moving about- they moved away from the attempted ram.

09:39:47 Jul 05 '00

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0941 - Trying again to do the ram into the biobox at Hell2.

09:42:17 Jul 05 '00

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0944 - We're properly under the ledge- getting ready to put it in the biobox, port side.

09:43:03 Jul 05 '00

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Piece/rubble of a flange with worms and such on it from Hell2 into port side of biobox taken at 0945 z=1544 x=421372 y=5087135.

R544-RK-0003

Juniper

09:45:33 Jul 05 '00

1545

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5087133

0948 - Looking for Porkchop now.

09:51:19 Jul 05 '00

1546

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5087133

0955 - We have found what we will call New Porkchop.

09:51:49 Jul 05 '00

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New pork chop unsure whether it is THE Porkchop.

R544-013

09:52:49 Jul 05 '00

1547

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421984

5089379

0957 - Going around Hell the other way to clear the tether. Settling back down at New Porkchop which is at the base of Hell.

09:59:35 Jul 05 '00

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1000 - Settled down in front of New Porkchop to observe sulfide worms.

10:01:49 Jul 05 '00

1548

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5087128

1002 - Beginning observations of New Porkchop1 sulfide worms on Beta Cam (Hell)

10:11:35 Jul 05 '00

1548

3

421368

5087130

1013 - Photo 8 of sulfide worms at New Porkchop

10:13:21 Jul 05 '00

1548

3

422037

5089401

1015 - Looking around for a different group of worms to look at. Starting New Porkchop2 at 1015.

10:27:51 Jul 05 '00

1548

3

421368

5087131

1032 - Starting New Porkchop3 looking at worms. (Hell).

10:28:07 Jul 05 '00

1548

3

421370

5087127

starting new Porkchop3

R544-014

10:38:37 Jul 05 '00

1548

3

421371

5087130

1039 - Ended New Pork Chop 3, max temp 43 C, ready for spider at New Porkcop1.

10:41:23 Jul 05 '00

1548

3

421370

5087128

1042 - Trying to position spider probe for New Porkchop1.

10:43:09 Jul 05 '00

1548

7

421370

5087128

1043 - spider probe on new porkchop3

R544-015

10:44:23 Jul 05 '00

1548

7

421364

5087133

10:44 - spider probe on porkchop3

R544-016

10:45:39 Jul 05 '00

1548

6

421371

5087135

1048 - Logged spider into file spider04.log for New Porkchop1.

10:46:09 Jul 05 '00

1548

7

422012

5089385

1048 - Positioning for New Porkchop2 spider probe

10:52:39 Jul 05 '00

1548

7

422127

5087609

10:53 - spider log completed and filed as spider005.

10:54:25 Jul 05 '00

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5087130

10:55 - still photo #9 taken.

10:57:25 Jul 05 '00

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5084834

10:59 - about to start SS.

11:05:55 Jul 05 '00

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5087135

11:09 -Taking suction sample (SUSPENDED PARTICULATES) for 5 minutes at this point into jar 3. New Porkchop at Hell. time 1059 - 1105, z=1544 x=421372, y=5087135.

R544-SS-J3-0004

Juniper

11:10:25 Jul 05 '00

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421372

5087135

11:15 - flushed sample jar #3 with vent fluid.

11:14:11 Jul 05 '00

1548

345

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5087135

11:19 thru 11:20? - suction sample (SULFIDE WORMS - BIO) taken from another focused site of venting at New Porkchop 1&3. z=1544 (Hell Vent)

R544-SS-J4-0005

Juniper

11:16:27 Jul 05 '00

1548

347

421368

5087125

11:21 - getting ready to take another SS.

11:17:41 Jul 05 '00

1548

347

421368

5087125

11:22-11:29 - New Porkchop2. Suction Sample (SULFIDE WORM - BIO). z=1544 (Hell Vent)

R544-SS-J5-0006

Juniper

11:23:11 Jul 05 '00

1548

347

423400

5089232

11:29 - suction sample stopped.

11:32:27 Jul 05 '00

1547

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11:33 - ROPOS is attempting to "push" some sample from the penthouse of New Porkchop into biobox.

11:36:27 Jul 05 '00

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5089340

11:38 - arm has picked up piece of vent chimney (SULFIDE). New Porkchop - at the top. z=1544 (Hell Vent )

R544-SF-0007

Juniper

11:37:27 Jul 05 '00

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7

423214

5089340

11:39 - still photo 10, 11, 12 taken

11:38:13 Jul 05 '00

1547

7

423214

5089340

11:40 - moving over to Phoenix.

11:44:59 Jul 05 '00

1547

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423652

5087043

At 11:41, went into GPS mode.

11:49:45 Jul 05 '00

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5087043

Back into relay mode at 11:50.

11:58:01 Jul 05 '00

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12:00 - no suitable sites at Phoenix for sampling and now heading for Mushroom.

12:01:15 Jul 05 '00

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5087126

12:04 - driving past inferno-lots of instrumentation.

12:04:31 Jul 05 '00

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5086997

12:08 - looking for a suitable site to sample at mushroom.

12:11:17 Jul 05 '00

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5087051

11:15 - still trying to get good position on mushroom to sample.

12:11:47 Jul 05 '00

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5087051

12:16 - starting video recording of mushroom.

12:17:47 Jul 05 '00

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5086716

12:18 - thrusters are interfering with video recording, trying another location.

12:20:17 Jul 05 '00

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5087170

11:22 - Mushroom

R544-017

12:20:47 Jul 05 '00

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5086728

11:22 - Mushroom. Paralvinella sulfincola

R544-018

12:20:47 Jul 05 '00

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421931

5086728

12:22 - Mushroom video 1 being taken, this time with no thruster interference.

12:25:47 Jul 05 '00

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5086728

12:28 - ship has lost GPS, ship has gone off position.

12:30:33 Jul 05 '00

1545

74

421398

5087168

12:31 - Mushroom

R544-019

12:31:03 Jul 05 '00

1545

13

420334

5083773

12:32 - Mushroom

R544-020

12:31:19 Jul 05 '00

1545

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420334

5083773

12:33 - Mushroom

R544-021

12:31:33 Jul 05 '00

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420334

5083773

12:34 - Mushroom

R544-022

12:34:33 Jul 05 '00

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5087167

12:36 -recording worm observations at Mushroom2.

12:36:35 Jul 05 '00

1545

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421405

5087167

12:39 - Mushroom2. Paralvinella sulfincola

R544-023

12:46:05 Jul 05 '00

1545

248

421398

5087173

12:47 - end video recording, about to start spider 006 recording.

12:47:05 Jul 05 '00

1545

249

421398

5087173

12:49 - spider probe at Mushroom.

R544-024

12:55:21 Jul 05 '00

1545

250

421403

5087170

12:58 - spider became too hot and had to stop recording. Logged at spider006. Will try again and be logged at spider007.

13:10:37 Jul 05 '00

1545

261

421399

5087168

13:12 - logging of spider probe stopped, filed as spider007.

13:11:07 Jul 05 '00

1545

263

421399

5087168

13:13-13:21 Suction Sample (SULFIDE WORM - BIO) into jar #6 where spider probe was taken. Mushroom2. z=1548 x=421405 y=5087167

R544-SS-J6-0008

Juniper

13:17:37 Jul 05 '00

1545

238

421401

5087172

Flushing suction sampler.

13:21:53 Jul 05 '00

1545

235

421404

5087164

13:26 - Craig's bacterial traps have been spotted; now retrieving them.

13:24:39 Jul 05 '00

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5087169

13:30 - RECOVER bacterial trap (29, 30, 31?) which are heavily encrusted with organisms. Mushroom, z=1548

R544-BT-0009

Moyer

13:26:23 Jul 05 '00

1546

28

423350

5086809

13:32 - RECOVER 2 of 3 bacterial traps here at Mushroom, z=1548

R544-BT-0010

Moyer

13:35:55 Jul 05 '00

1547

30

421401

5087171

13:36 - frame grab -Craig's bacterial traps with loads 'o organisms encrusted.

R544-BT-0011

Moyer

R544-025

13:40:39 Jul 05 '00

1547

28

422271

5089422

13:43 - took two gas tight bottles (GTB) at spider probe location. Mushroom z=1548 x=421405 y=5087167

R544-GTB-0012 R544-GTB-0013

Evans

Butterfield/Lilley

13:51:25 Jul 05 '00

1546

66

421399

5087170

13:55 - Start of video for more mushroom footage of the worms.

13:56:57 Jul 05 '00

1546

83

421387

5087179

14:02 - betacam on.

14:10:27 Jul 05 '00

1546

83

421393

5087174

14:12 - end of spider probe at Mushroom. Logged as spider009.

14:11:27 Jul 05 '00

1546

84

421393

5087174

14:13-14:21 Suction Sample (SULFIDE WORM - BIO) in location of spider probe data. z=1548 (Mushroom)

R544-SS-J7-0014

Juniper

14:15:43 Jul 05 '00

1546

97

421429

5087168

14:18 - Betacam has been turned off.. approximately 2 minutes ago.

14:18:13 Jul 05 '00

1546

101

421398

5087175

14:22 - end of first part of dive (ASHES area), heading towards cage and transit to Mkr-33.

14:58:03 Jul 05 '00

1395

68

421705

5087102

14:30 - ship left for elevator position 2450 meters from where we are.

14:58:49 Jul 05 '00

1395

53

421739

5087097

15:09 - X=421960, Y=5087091 good ROPOS fix (transit)

15:07:05 Jul 05 '00

1391

72

421876

5087094

15:19 - x=422191 y=5087085 Good ROPOS fix (transit)

15:14:51 Jul 05 '00

1390

77

422078

5087085

15:29 - gelatinous animal (larvacean)

R544-026

16:00:55 Jul 05 '00

1389

94

423106

5087066

16:23 - x=423627 y=5087079 good ROPOS fix z=1452 (transit)

16:02:09 Jul 05 '00

1389

83

423164

5087056

16:24 - ROPOS heading down towards the bottom.

16:10:39 Jul 05 '00

1391

76

423367

5087073

16:34 - x=423832, y=5087107 ROPOS fix, near the elevator z=1458

16:17:41 Jul 05 '00

1391

98

423516

5087076

16:43 - Headed to the bottom

16:20:41 Jul 05 '00

1431

89

423566

5087079

16:47 - ROPOS at the bottom z=1521

16:21:41 Jul 05 '00

1449

81

423590

5087067

16:48 - Photo #15 taken

16:23:57 Jul 05 '00

1454

85

423385

5086887

16:50 - photo #16 taken

16:24:27 Jul 05 '00

1459

84

423649

5087065

16:51 - Photo #17 taken

16:26:11 Jul 05 '00

1455

79

423679

5087066

16:53 - Near Mkr-33, elevator in sight.

16:55:13 Jul 05 '00

1522

27

423858

5087092

16:55 - Photo #18 taken

16:55:59 Jul 05 '00

1520

67

423844

5087056

16:56 - Photo #19 taken

16:58:15 Jul 05 '00

1522

23

423852

5087132

16:59 - At larval tubes, and let go of spider probe in order to uncap larval trap #4.

16:59:59 Jul 05 '00

1522

27

423845

5087119

17:01 - Uncapped larval trap #4

17:00:29 Jul 05 '00

1522

28

423853

5087101

17:02 - Photo #20 taken

17:02:15 Jul 05 '00

1522

27

423845

5087123

17:03 - Spider probe and larval trap lids NW of Mkr-33.

R544-027

17:05:15 Jul 05 '00

1522

27

423852

5087108

17:08 - If elevator had been released on the last dive (if the acoustic release had worked), it would have been caught anyway.

17:06:15 Jul 05 '00

1522

280

423853

5087101

17:08 - Video being turned on now (WHOOPS).

17:07:45 Jul 05 '00

1518

92

423852

5087114

17:10 - Released the elevator drop line.

17:11:15 Jul 05 '00

1517

67

423606

5086931

17:14 - Making sure elevator won't hit cage on the way up.

17:12:31 Jul 05 '00

1521

117

423854

5087114

17:17 Stopping acoustic nav, so that elevator can be tracked to the surface. GPS mode only.

17:23:01 Jul 05 '00

1522

55

423841

5087060

17:28 Release of elevator imminent.

17:24:01 Jul 05 '00

1522

55

423841

5087060

17:30 ROPOS releasing Elevator near of Mkr-33.

R544-028

17:24:47 Jul 05 '00

1522

55

423841

5087060

17:30 Elevator released. Headed back to the cage.

17:25:47 Jul 05 '00

1522

59

423841

5087060

17:32 ROPOS on its way up.

17:29:03 Jul 05 '00

1521

49

423841

5087060

17:35 ROPOS slides into the cage. Coming up.

17:31:03 Jul 05 '00

1522

58

423841

5087060

17:48 Elevator at 1000m

17:31:03 Jul 05 '00

1522

58

423841

5087060

18:22 elevator at surface. 18:25 elevator spotted. 18:30 ROPOS on deck.

R544 Dive Summary: Hell (porkchop 1 & 2)-Samples: 5 ss, 1 rk, 1 sulfide flange. Sulfide worm observations and spider temp probe measurements. Mushroom-Recovered 3 bactraps. Samples: 3 ss, 2 gtb. Sulfide worm observations and spider temp probe measurements. Mkr-33-Position larval tubes 3 and 4. Elevator recovery near Mkr-33 (deployed on R543).