Neptune Canada Deployment
On July 3rd 2009 the ROPOS ROV and the ROCLS Cable Laying system were mobilized aboard R.V. Atlantis to participate in the installation of the Neptune Canada trawl resistant frames, nodes, instrument platforms and instruments. Working in conjunction with the Alcatel-Lucent cableship Lodbrog, ROPOS carried out pre-deployment survey and monitoring of touchdown as the nodes and trawl resistant frames were lowered to the seabed. After node deployment, ROPOS connected test equipment carried on the ROV to verify that the nodes were functioning correctly.
Between node deployments, ROPOS installed instrument platforms and instruments and commenced the laying of over 60 kilometers of interconnecting cables using the ROCLS system.
Photographs and updates on the installation of the NEPTUNE Canada infrastructure can be found at the NEPTUNE Canada Installation Blog. Videos can be found via the ROPOS YouTube Channel. A CBC National News story regarding this summers exploits can be found here.
