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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011–1005

Surficial Geology of the Sea Floor in Central Rhode Island Sound Southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island

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Figure 8. Photograph of the sampling equipment used in the survey.

Figure 8. The small SEABed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS), a modified Van Veen grab sampler equipped with still and video photographic systems, mounted on the aft starboard side of the research vessel Rafael. The system uses a winch, mounted on a davit (left), and a take-up reel for the video-signal and power cable (right).

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