Buoys
Buoys Gallery
One of the very first deployments of the POSEIDON buoys, close to Aegina island (March 1999)
Preparation for one of the first maintenance cruises of the buoy network (November 2000)
Buoy maintenace on board (December 2000)
A ready to be deployed buoy on the R/V AEGAEO's deck (December 2000)
On board calibration was a common practice in the early years of buoy network maintenance (December 2000)
Preparation of the calibration tank (December 2000)
Inside the calibration tank (December 2000)
Break of the maintenance cruise, due to bad weather conditions (Tinos' port, December 2000)
Break of the maintenance cruise, due to bad weather conditions (Tinos' port, December 2000)
Recovery of the buoy that was deployed south of Santorini island (December 2000)
Biofouling that severely affects the salinity recordings (December 2000)
Despite the rough sea, the maintenance cruise continues (December 2000)
Delivery of the first Wavescan buoys (May 2007)
Wavescan buoy is moving to R/V AEGAEO (May 2007)
Wavescan buoy is moving to R/V AEGAEO (May 2007)
Wavescan buoy on R/V AEGAEO's deck (February 2013)
Wavescan buoy deployed off the Pylos coast (April 2013)
Wavescan buoy deployed off the Pylos coast (April 2013)
The autonomous seabed platform at the Pylos port (September 2013)
Recovery of the autonomous seabed platform that was deployed close to Pylos buoy (November 2014)
Recovery of the autonomous seabed platform that was deployed close to Pylos buoy (November 2014)
Recovery of the autonomous seabed platform that was deployed close to Pylos buoy (November 2014)
Athos buoy just recovered (June 2018)
Athos buoy just recovered (June 2018)
Athos buoy just recovered (June 2018)
Recovery of CTD,O2, Chl-A and Turbidity sensors from the sea bottom (Athos, June 2018)
Combined atmospheric/marine CO2 sensor is attaching to E1-M3A buoy (June 2018)
HCMR's inflatable boat approaches E1-M3A station (April 2018)
Approach to Athos buoy for recovery (June 2018)
Remainders of fishing activities to the Athos mooring line (June 2018)
Athos buoy after maintenance on its way for redeployment (June 2018)
Night deployment of Saronikos buoy (October 2018)
HCMR's inflatable boat approaches E1-M3A station (March 2019)
On site maintenace of E1-M3A station (March 2019)
Installation of GPS tracker in Athos station (December 2019)
Athos buoy with autonomous GPS tracker (December 2019)
On site maintenace of Pylos station (January 2020)
On site maintenace of Pylos station (January 2020)
Installation of a radioactivity sensor in Athos station (November 2019)