All personnel and scientific equipment for the cruise are brought aboard exclusively by helicopter. Exact numbers of people to be moved, equipment and baggage weights, numbers of boxes and contents are all listed and evaluated. As one aircraft drops off bags ashore, it picks up equipment and returns it to the ship. Both aircraft operate continuous trips until all personnel and equipment have been delivered. Image courtesy of The Hidden Ocean, Arctic 2005 Exploration, NOAA-OE.
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