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Jim Ryder (left) and Nico Llanos (right) attach the anchor releases to the mooring.
(Hugo Sindelar)Cory Beatty helps guide the anchor overboard as one of the first steps in the deployment.
(Hugo Sindelar)Jim Ryder gives the signal to lower the first of two MMPs into the water.
(Hugo Sindelar)The main buoy quick release is pulled to finish the deployment process and set the mooring in place for two years.
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