On 07/27/14 at 11:00 we arrived into the Port of Bar, Montenegro. We sailed over night from Vlore and everyone had a 1 hour long watch shift.
Shot 1: The bow facing the port of Bar.
Morgan GoPro
Once we got into port, found our docking "slip" Emily and I helped out with lines.
Shot 2: Morgan tightening the aft spring line.
Jack Seubert
Shot 3: Emily securing a bumper bouy.
Jack Seubert
Because we got in at the time we did, it was almost to late in the day to do operations, so we all got to into the town and explore! So we found the beach!
Shot 4: A picture of the strip parrellel to the pebble beach, with the beautiful mountains in the background.
Morgan Fujifilm
Shot: 5. More umbrellas occupied with Montenegrian sunbathers.
Morgan Fujifilm
Shot: 6. This is where we posted up! And those dang "pebbles" are hard to walk on!
Morgan GoPro
We enjoyed our day off with our freind and chef Elliot, as it was is real day off! We walked around the city, found the carnival, and then had a nice dinner.
The following day, after our normal protocol, breakfast, meetings etc, Emily and I joined Cameron and Jack in the REC room for our first AUV mission lecture! Cameron showed us how to use Vector Map and then how to plan our own missions. We ran two AUV operations and the second mission was planned by Emily and I.
Shot: 7. In ornder from left to right, Morgan, Cameron and Emily are focusing on the TV screen, while Cameron displays how to use vector map
Jack Seubert
Then, Cameron guided us to the AUV and instructioned us to pick it up and bring it out to the swim platform, ready for deployment.
Shot: 8. Cameron connecting to the AUV with his remote.
Moragn GoPro
Shot 9: Morgan and Emily gradually lifting this 1 ton missle up to readjust before carrying it down the stairs.
(it doesnt weight one ton, but sure felt like it)
Jack Seubert
Shot 10: Morgan and Emily are strategizing on how to get this darn thing down the stairs.
Jack Seubert
Shot 11: And there we are guiding this AUV down the stairs.
Jack Seubert
Shot 12: Emily checking my GoPro making sure its blinking red.
Morgan GoPro
Shot 13: Emily and Morgan carefully lowering the AUV into the water.
Jack Seubert
Shot 14:(Please excuse the hair) Morgan and Emily holding on to the AUV while Cameron gets control to steer it away from the boat and off on its mission, towards its first waypoint.
Morgan GoPro
Shot 15: The AUV drives away.
Jack Seubert
Once it foud its GPS location it dove down to its first leg of sonar to be collected. This mission was about 2 hours long and once it was finished, it popped up to its programed park spot ont he surface and we drove to its location, and picked it up!
Can you find the AUV?
Here the AUV is pictured floating ontop the water surface.
Shot 16: It slowly drives towards us.
Jack Seubert
Shot 17: (Please excuse the hair) The AUV driving towards the stern of R/V Hercules.
Morgan GoPro
Shot 18: Morgan and Emily lifting the AUV up onto the back deck.
Morgan Gopro
Shot 19: Emily is strapping the forward AUV down to the rack.
Morgan GoPro
Shot 20: Emily and Morgan begin to wipe dry the AUV to proceed towards getting the data.
Jack Seubert
Shot 21: Morgan unscrews the valve to hook up our USB data port to the AUV USB.
Jack Seubert
Shot 22: Emily unscrews the USB valve to retrieve the data.
Jack Seubert
Once our first mission was complete, and our data was downloaded we got to hook it up to the TV and reveiw our findings.
Stay tuned for some new posts!
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