Hey all!
After just about a day of being out of the water, Challenger was so eager to get back on his way that he is back on a boat RIGHT NOW for redeployment! Yesterday, Chris DeCollibus (TWR) and Rayco Moran (PLOCAN) recovered Challenger off of Sao Miguel to diagnose a reoccurring leak in the aft compartment. After getting back to port and with the support of our friends up at Teledyne Webb working round the clock, they got the glider checked out and found the problem to be a faulty o-ring on the pressure transducer. After this relatively simple fix, Chris and Rayco hopped back on the boat and are now out on their way to deploy Challenger and send him on his way to complete this epic journey!
Lauren Cooney, Antonio Ramos & Nilsen Strandskov