IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: South East Queensland, NOVEMBER 2011

昆士兰东南部(2011年11月)的工作目标是重新考察莫顿岛近海绿化区内外的潜水点。在一艘小船上工作有一些相关的问题，在作业的最后一天，AUV失踪，部分原因是当潜水完成后，船没有足够的燃料留在原地。在接下来的三天里，使用海岸警卫队的船只和空中搜索进行了广泛的搜索，但没有找到AUV。两周后，这辆车被冲上岸，距离最后一次出现的地点以北约100公里。它受到的损害相对较小，但这一事件突显了该基金易受其一项资产损失的影响。ARC Lef已经提交了一份提案，以支持开发多个较小的AUV，以帮助维持AUV设施观测计划

The objectives of the work in SE Queensland (Nov. 2011) was to revisit dive sites inside and outside of a green zone offshore of Moreton Island. There were a few issues associated with working on a small vessel and on the final day of operations the AUV was lost in part due to the vessel not having sufficient fuel to stay on station when the vehicle did not surface on the completion of its dive. An extensive search was conducted over the following three days using Coast Guard vessels and aerial search but the AUV was not located. Two weeks later the vehicle washed ashore some 100km to the North of the site where it was last seen. It had sustained relatively little damage but this incident highlights the vulnerability of the Facility to the loss of its one asset. An ARC LIEF proposal has been submitted to support the development of multiple, smaller AUVs to help maintain the AUV Facility observing program