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Amelia Earhart Search Forum => The Islands: Expeditions, Facts, Castaway, Finds and Environs => Topic started by: Tom Swearengen on April 06, 2012, 07:19:55 AM

Title: Plans for Niku VII
Post by: Tom Swearengen on April 06, 2012, 07:19:55 AM

Ric, Andrew, Marty, or others---I was wondering what assets are being loaded on the research ship in Hawaii---such as ROVS, subs, etc? I think most of us would be interested in knowing what equipment you are planning on using to search the reef and the ocean bottom.
Tom
 

Title: Re: Plans for Niku VII
Post by: Martin X. Moleski, SJ on April 06, 2012, 07:46:19 AM

Quote from: Tom Swearengen on April 06, 2012, 07:19:55 AM

I was wondering what assets are being loaded on the research ship in Hawaii---such as ROVS, subs, etc?

• Niku VII home page (http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/niku7.html).
• Description of the KoK (http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/UMC/RVKOK.htm).
• Remora 6000 ROV (http://www.bea.aero/en/enquetes/flight.af.447/remora6000.pdf) from Phoenix International (http://www.phnx-international.com/).
• Autonomous Underwater Vehicle to map reef not yet selected.
• Benefactors (to be announced).
• Press (to be announced).
• TIGHAR team members (to be announced).
• Sense of humor required to live aboard ship for ~26 days at sea.
• Satphones, GPS, LAN, laptops, etc.

Title: Re: Plans for Niku VII
Post by: Tom Swearengen on April 06, 2012, 09:34:28 AM

Thanks Marty! Sure do wish I could go--

Title: Re: Plans for Niku VII
Post by: Jeff Victor Hayden on April 06, 2012, 11:35:18 AM

Good job Marty, looks like you now have all the tools you guys need to get the job done.