ROV Doc Ricketts Pilots
ROV Doc Ricketts pilots l-r: Chief ROV Pilot Knute Brekke, ROV Pilot/Technician Bryan Touryan-Schaefer, Senior ROV Pilot Mark Talkovic, ROV Pilot/Technician Ben Erwin, Senior ROV Pilot Randy Prickett
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- Cabled observatory
- Moorings
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ROV Doc Ricketts
ROV Doc Ricketts is capable of diving to 4,000 meters (about 2.5 miles). The Western Flyer is the support vessel for Doc Ricketts and was designed with a center well whose floor can be opened to allow Doc Ricketts to be launched from within the ship into the water below.
Research Vessel Western Flyer
R/V Western Flyer was designed and constructed for MBARI to serve as the support vessel for ROV Doc Ricketts. Her missions include the Monterey Bay as well as extended cruises to Hawaii, Gulf of California and the Pacific Northwest.
