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We’re Gonna Need a Smaller Boat

September 4, 2017
A small boat is launched from NOAA Ship Hi’ialakai to get the buoy ready to be retrieved.

Photo: Samantha Adams

The WHOTS-14 buoy is stable and transmitting data, and all the in situ measurements necessary to verify the accuracy of that data have been taken. Now it’s time to go get the WHOTS-13 buoy, and bring it home. The process of retrieving the WHOTS-13 buoy is essentially the same as deploying the WHOTS-14 buoy — except in reverse, and a lot more slimy. Aside from a few minor changes, the configuration of the buoys remains essentially the same… so the three and a half miles of stuff that went into the ocean on Thursday? The same amount has all got to come back up.
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