CAMERAS. 24 high-definition cameras: aft port, amid and
starboard (pan/zoom/tilt), 180° wide aft, transom, bow,
command center (8), wet lab, ROV hangar, winch hold (6)
COMMUNICATIONS
• Ship-wide RTS Odin intercom system for shipboard com-
munications and connection with shoreside participants
• Software audio connection for global participants using
VLink multi-platform intercom client (Mac, Windows,
Android, iOS); telephone interface is available through
a Rhode Island exchange for real-time collaboration
between scientists ashore and the ship
• Full Internet connectivity from shipboard LAN and Wi-Fi
• KVH TracPhone-v7 for redundant bridge communication,
providing telephone and IP service
DATA PROCESSING & VISUALIZATION LAB
AREA. 44.5 square meters (480 square feet)
WORKSTATIONS. Eight workstations for seafloor mapping
and other data processing
RACK ROOM
AREA. 17.3 square meters (185 square feet)
DATA STORAGE. 50 terabyte onboard storage for non-
video data, 150 terabyte disk storage for video data
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. Iridium phone,
KVH phone
ELECTRONICS WORKBENCH. 2.3 cubic meters
(80 cubic feet) of storage
PRODUCTION STUDIO
AREA. 12 square meters (130 square feet)
CAMERA. UHD Panasonic BGH1 studio camera, Sony A1
camera kit for topside video with live broadcast capacity
via Teradek 500
PRODUCTION. 10-input video production switcher for
live-produced interactions, full production editing work-
station with ship-to-shore transmit capacity for remote
production needs
WET LAB
AREA. 19 square meters (204.5 square feet) with 5.3-meter-
long (17.5-feet) stainless steel bench and 2.3-meter-long
(7.6-feet) worktop
REFRIGERATION
• Panasonic MDF-C8V1 ULT –80°C/–86°C scientific freezer,
0.085 cubic meters (3 cubic feet)
• Two science refrigerators, approximately 0.57 cubic
meters (20 cubic feet) each
• Science freezer, –20°C, 0.14 cubic meters (5 cubic feet)
HAZMAT
• Fume hood
• Two HAZMAT lockers for chemical and waste storage
• Carry-on, carry-off chemical policy
MICROSCOPE. Zeiss Primo Star Binocular Microscope, 4x,
10x, 40x, 100x
ROV HANGAR
AREA. 24 square meters (258.3 square feet)
POWER. 110/60 hertz and 220/50 hertz available
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. Hard hats,
personal flotation devices, high voltage gloves
LIFTS. 2 × 2-ton overhead manual chainfall lifts
STORAGE. Storage for spares and other equipment
ROV WORKSHOP
AREA. 18 square meters (193.8 square feet)
TOOLS. Complete set of hand tools, cordless tools,
electrical and fiber optic test equipment, mill-drill combi-
nation machine
STORAGE. Storage for spares and other equipment
CONTROL, COMMAND, & OUTREACH VANS
AREA. 43 square meters (476 square feet)
WORKSTATIONS. Twelve workstations, typical configu-
ration for ROV operations includes workstations for ROV
pilot, co-pilot, navigator, video engineer, data logger,
educator, and 2-4 for scientists
VIDEO RECORDING AND STORAGE. Two Cinedeck ZX85
video recorders that capture ROV footage in two simulta-
neous codecs, two Blackmagic Hyperdeck uncompressed
4K recorders, two AJA KiPro Go recorders, 2x linear
tape-open-6 archive media drives, 2x linear tape-open-8
archive media drives