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Deploying the seismic streamer

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center May 2013 (approx.)
Three men work to pull a long hose off a large spindle and into the water off the stern of a ship.
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From the stern of research vessel Pelican, USGS technicians (left to right) Tom O'Brien, Eric Moore, and Wayne Baldwin deploy the seismic streamer, while USGS technician Jenny White (far left of photo) stands by. They will be collecting data on gas hydrates in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

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