Recently, the Program in Maritime Studies purchased a low-cost OpenROV 2.8. This ROV is equipped with three GoPro cameras, capable of shooting video at multiple video resolutions. The ROV is attached to a tether that is controlled by a pilot on the boat. The customized ROV was successfully used to record the schooner Portland, located in NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and a 3D model was created from the recording. If conditions allow, the ROV will be deployed on Lawrence, but if the sea conditions are not suitable for the ROV, a handcrafted camera mount that is capable of holding the three GoPros at the necessary angles will be used.
