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Crew members from a Rhode Island research team areheaded tothe BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The crew left FloridaThursday, on board the Endeavor research vessel. The ship is owned by
cheap jerseys free shipping the U.S. National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Rhode Island.
On board the Endeavor is the Sentry AUV, an autonomous underwater vehicle.The Sentry is capable of going out on its own and exploring the ocean down to 4,500 meters depth and can take images. BP officials are hoping the Sentry will help pinpoint the location of the oil leak.Sentry acts like a blood hound and can sniff out oil. Its softwarecananalyze the chemicals it sniffs out plus theSentryhastheability to change its pre-programmed course and operating mode, so
cheap nfl jerseys nike it could home in on targets and begin sampling right away, instead of waiting to return from its mission.Traveling with the Endeavor team is Christopher Reddy. Reddy grew
cheap authentic nfl jerseys up on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay.For more on Christopher Reddy click here. For more on the sentry click here. Advertisement
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