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Old 21 October 2011, 19:57   #1
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Mystery Photo

What is the subject in this pic? What took the pic? What position did it take the pic from?

No prizes - just a whole raft of better pics and a video!
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Old 21 October 2011, 20:02   #2
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RNLI lifeboat ? Taken by some kind of remote underwater camera. Game over. Oups

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Old 21 October 2011, 20:08   #3
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I'll give a half a point for the obvious. Anyone else prepared to use their Google finger and join the dots?
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Dunk test ??

I thought the image was initially a reflection on the display screen from the ROV camera ??

Is the lifeboat undergoing self righting testing and the ROV is nearby ??
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Even John Nettles could have got that one! Mini ROVs courtesy of SeaBotix® Inc.
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Its the control console for a ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) presumably the ROV is sat on the deck of an RNLI ALB
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Old 21 October 2011, 20:33   #7
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Ahah

CarlT I agree with ur theory.... you get the prize.... ;-)
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The reflection looks like a person to me. Orange jacket with black stripes. Is he onboard or within it ?

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What is the subject in this pic? What took the pic? What position did it take the pic from?

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Photo looks to be of a Severn or Trent. Guessing a SAR ROV took the pic , buggered if I know where from though but the sea is a good guess!
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Old 21 October 2011, 21:16   #10
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I see that I must be more precise in the challenges that I set. Full marks to Karl for turning the tables.

M'pologies, I was referring to the image on the Seabotix screen.

OK then Smarties, it is a Trent (minding it's own business on a mooring).

The Seabotix ROV is providing the image to monitor.

But, where is the ROV? The seaweed is a good clue....
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But, where is the ROV? The seaweed is a good clue....
In the seaweed?
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In the seaweed?
Nice work Sherlock.

OK, yis are brutal altogether. That image was captured by an ROV, (the LBC - Little Benthic Crawler) which was at that moment driving along the hull of a Trent, looking UP from below the waterline... you RNLI lads wanna get the hull scrubbers on a shorter rotation

I'll pop the other photos and video on later today.
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That's pretty cool. I want one

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That's pretty cool. I want one
Certainly Sir, that will be £57,000 please...

I put the pics and video over here: Linky
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Erm

Can I get back to you on that

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