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A float packaged in a deployment box is lowered from the MV Explorer while steaming at 20 kts. Boxes are used to protect floats from water impact when deployed from a moving ship.jpg

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A float packaged in a deployment box is lowered from the MV Explorer while steaming at 20 kts. Boxes are used to protect floats from water impact when deployed from a moving ship.jpg