Below, the Tiburon prototype was built of redwood.
Right, MBARI founder, David Packard, with the Tiburon prototype.

Master Machinist Gary Burkhart works on the ROV's frame.

Below, Jim McFarlane stands inside the syntactic foam pack as he works on the Tiburon assembly.

Below, the new ROV undergoes its first tank tests. At right, the finished vehicle returns its first science samples on a geology dive in 1997.