This is exciting news and a big surprise.
Their expedition is already underway and is surveying several regions. The Nikumaroro area is scheduled for August 7 to August 25 . That’s next week so they are past planning stages.
Here is the link to the Nautilus tech
https://nautiluslive.org/techThe ROVs
Hercules:
A 4,000 meter depth ROV with manipulator arms
Imaging tech:
One high-definition video channel on fiber optic, four standard definition video channels on coax.
Lighting •Two Deep Sea Power & Light Matrix-3 LED lamps, 20,000 lumens, forward mounted
•Six to twelve Deep Sea Power & Light Sphere LED lamps, 6,000 lumens, mounting configurable
•SCALING | Two green Deep Sea Power & Light Micro Sea-Lasers, mounted 10 cm (3.94 inches) apart, HD camera only
Argus- A 6,000 meter depth towsled-style ROV that can work in tandem with Argus
Do they need to secure the ship the same as other expeditions with the Hercules capable of working in tandem with the Argus?
What lessons learned were passed along from the 2012 expedition? For example securing the ship to the Norwich propeller shaft and sharing videos of possible interest (2012 possible debris field).
Questions for the technical experts:
Is their High def camera capable of a live feed to ship? It says it is on fiber optic so I assume yes?
For comparison what amount of lumens were available on the ROV used in the 2012 expedition?
In layman’s terms what is the difference in Sonar Tech being used compared to the sonar used in the 2012 TIGHAR expedition?