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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1004

Sea-Floor Geology in Central Rhode Island Sound South of Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island

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Figure 9. Photograph of the sampling device used to collect sediment and photographic data.

Figure 9. Photograph showing the small Seabed Observation and Sampling System (SEABOSS), a modified Van Veen grab sampler equipped with still and video cameras, 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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