ROPOS Flange Box

The first step in the cable loading process is to pack the flange box used by ROPOS for seafloor deployment. The flange box protects the components and makes them easier for the ROV to handle on the seafloor. Components are the 400- to 4700-meter long secondary cable (yellow), cable termination (cylindrical titanium case near the top), oil-filled hose (orange), and the ROV wet-mateable connector (with orange handle and green ring next to coiled hose) that will plug into a receptacle on the primary or secondary node.

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