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All personnel and scientific equipment for the cruise are brought aboardexclusively by helicopter. Exact numbers of people to be moved, equipment andbaggage weights, numbers of boxes and contents are all listed and evaluated. Asone aircraft drops off bags ashore, it picks up equipment and returns it to theship. This continues until all baggage and personnel are transported. (Image credit: Hidden Ocean Expedition 2005/NOAA/OAR/OER)