ROV

ROVs are remotely operated vehicles. These photos show a small remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the Phantom 300. The Phantom 300 is equipped with a low-light (black and white) video camera and still photographic cameras. An operator uses hand-held controls to maneuver the vehicle through the ocean. The ROV in these photographs were deployed from Rita's Ride off the coast of Wilmington, North Carolina.

Click here to view some video clips of artificial and natural reefs taken from the Phantom 300 off the coast of Wilmington, NC.

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