October 9 Photos : Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project

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The collar and tube of the O-Buoy are lowered by helicopter into a hole augured in the ice. (Joey Wenig)

Wes Halfacre next to his assembled O-Buoy at the end of the day. (Joey Wenig)

The O-Buoy on the left, ITP in the middle, and (faintly) the IMBB on the right. (Joey Wenig)

A closeup of the P-3 aircraft that flew over on Monday. (Jim Weedon)

Another photo of the P-3, with water sky in the background. (Jim Weedon)

And another photo of the polar bear from Monday. This photo was taken just as it slipped on the ice.

(Jim Weedon)

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