operated by MBARI from the R/V
Western Flyer. ROV pilots flew the vehicle up to a 500m radius from
the intermodal container to record high resolution video along 12
transects up to 480 m long. In addition, benthic macrofaunal organisms were
analyzed from sediments collected in 31 sediment cores.
Video data collection- A studio-quality Ikegami HDL-40
1920 1080i video camera was used to survey the container via
ROV Doc Ricketts, with two parallel red laser beams positioned