Before picking up the SCF crew, Ms. Howell loaded the two prepared mooring rigs at the coastguard station. As on the previous diving days, the boat trip started from Port Louis. The SCF team was again assisted by the rangers of the Folkstone Marine Park. Three dive teams were formed to check the anchors and to attach the mooring rigs to the anchors with stainless steel shackles. The inspection of the anchors revealed that the epoxy had settled as anticipated and both, the new anchor pin and the U-anchor were fixed solidly to the bottom substrate and could not be moved even slightly, showing no signs of playroom.
The installation of the mooring lines went without any problems. However, the ceasing wire to secure the shackle pins was deemed not appropriate and it was decided to use a different kind during the next dive. Surface buoys were attached to the rigs to keep the chains of the ground and to be easily retrievable at the time of the actual deployment of the CREWS buoy.As on the previous dive days, upon return to the marina, the SCF crew was dropped in St. James, where all equipment was rinsed and prepared for the next deployment. The underwater footage was transferred to hard drives and batteries charged for the next day.
