Fair seas surround us as we make way to the South Orkney Islands across the Falkland Plateau and in the bight of Tierra del Fuego. Water depths here are shallow and are dominated by the strong Falklands Current. This view of the stern of the ship gives a good sense as to the number of devices we plan to deploy. On the top of the A-frame are four different sheaves or blocks, the two on the left (to starboard) are to accommodate mooring rope with swivels and shackles (hence the wide clearance within the block) while the large diameter block is to take the large cable of the kasten core, the sheave on the right (to port) is designed for the small benthic grab sample (the Smith McIntyre grab).
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