The new GEOSECS hydrowinch was photographed while in use during night 
operations on a project test cruise off the coast of California. 
been constructed so that the larger bottles may be carried in the open 
on the forward 02 deck of the ship. The water samples will be pumped 
from the fantail to the bottles in order to avoid the necessity for 
transporting heavy samplers fore and aft. At each port call the full 
pallets will be off-loaded and empties, previously shipped for the pur- 
pose, will replace them. Table 4 gives an idea of the magnitude of the 
logistics involved. 
All physical and chemical measurements made at sea will be 
coupled with the shipboard computer. Data will be logged from princi- 
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