Mission Serpentine

A last dredge before leaving

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Latitude : 16°38N Longitude : 46°28W Caption : The Pourquoi pas ? is heading off to the Canaries Islands after a last dredge

 

Victor 6000 has fullfilled its task. The ninth dive was dedicated to microbathymetry data recording using the MMR and finished yesterday. The submersible will stay in its house from now until the end of the cruise (April 5th).

The little female model of Victor 6000 (the Victorette), strongly attached to the ROV, kept it company until the end and resited to up to 4000m depths ! A technology record for a prototype made out of lab flasks in less than 20 minutes.

The last operation for the Serpentine cruise to be carried out will be a dredge of about 100m long on the Krasnov site. Same aim : getting sulphides ! Hopefully we’ll be more luckier.

The captain will make the decision, in the night, to route to Las Palmas located 1850 miles North – East.

 

Portfolio

Ocean view from the prow	"Victorette" has not leave Victor 6000 behind during the dives	Work continues on the Pourquoi pas ? with Marie-Anne and Stephane

 

Picture : Copyright Ifremer / Serpentine 2007 / Daniel Desbruyères
Portfolio 1 & 3 : Copyright Ifremer / Serpentine 2007 / Joël Quérellou
Portfolio 2 : Copyright Ifremer / Serpentine 2007 / Enora Mercier