| Dive R486 | |||||||
| Dive objectives: Continue the dive plan from dive R485. More fluid sampling, slurp sampling, reposition bacterial traps, recover animals. Imagenex survey at end of dive. | |||||||
| ROPOS configuration: Vent fluid sampler, Slurp sampler, gas tights, Imagenex, cameras. | |||||||
| Note: Nav fixes not edited in the logs. All fixes were logged, regardless of accuracy. Use the dive plots to determine actual positions. | |||||||
| UTC Hour | Min | Depth (m) | Sub Hdng (deg) | UTM X | UTM Y | Comments | Frmgrbs, Photos, Samples |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 424231 | 5087291 | ROPOS in the water | |
| 3 | 19 | 172 | 317 | 423702 | 5087374 | Overlay on video turned on. Press "Super" for superimpose. | |
| 3 | 21 | 212 | 319 | 423985 | 5087583 | going down | |
| 3 | 30 | 378 | 40 | 424411 | 5087396 | narf, what am I doing here? | R486-1 |
| 4 | 38 | 1448 | 332 | 423897 | 5087219 | Drove ROPOS back in cage. Pulling up. Going through pretty thick plume. Water is cloudy. Lost oil pressure before made it to the bottom. | |
| 4 | 41 | 1379 | 327 | 424376 | 5086680 | Bringing ROPOS back up. Abort dive. | |
| 5 | 36 | 1 | 162 | 421199 | 5087374 | ROPOS on deck | |
| 5 | 37 | 2 | 156 | 421199 | 5087374 | Dive Summary: ROPOS descended within 10 meters of the bottom when it was forced to return to the surface due to a problem with the hydraulics. |