Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) entails flying cargo nets full of equipment suspended below the helicopter. Pilots will position the helicopter low over the flight deck while a trained crewman runs underneath and hooks up the prepared load to a cargo hook attached to the helicopter. The load can then be carefully lifted and delivered anywhere the pilot desires. Image courtesy of The Hidden Ocean, Arctic 2005 Exploration, NOAA-OE.
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