The ship’s crane was used to pick up the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research’s (NIOZ) benthic lander from the dock. The lander will later be deployed onto the seafloor, where its specialized instruments will collect long-term environmental data.
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The ship’s crane was used to pick up the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research’s (NIOZ) benthic lander from the dock. The lander will later be deployed onto the seafloor, where its specialized instruments will collect long-term environmental data.

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