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System 001 Assembly
FEBRUARY-AUGUST 2018

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  • System 001 launched into the Seaplane Lagoon, August 2018
    System 001 launched into the Seaplane Lagoon, August 2018
  • System 001 launched into the Seaplane Lagoon, August 2018
    System 001 launched into the Seaplane Lagoon, August 2018
  • Stabilizer frames assembled onto System 001, in Seaplane Lagoon, Alameda, August 2018
    Stabilizer frames assembled onto System 001, in Seaplane Lagoon, Alameda, August 2018
  • Stabilizer frames assembled onto System 001, in Seaplane Lagoon, Alameda, August 2018
    Stabilizer frames assembled onto System 001, in Seaplane Lagoon, Alameda, August 2018
  • Tow test of a 120-meter section of System 001, outside the coast of San Francisco, May-June 2018.
    Tow test of a 120-meter section of System 001, outside the coast of San Francisco, May-June 2018.
  • Tow test of a 120-meter section of System 001, outside the coast of San Francisco, May-June 2018.
    Tow test of a 120-meter section of System 001, outside the coast of San Francisco, May-June 2018.
  • Last screen sections being assembled onto System 001 at Alameda assembly yard, August 2018
    Last screen sections being assembled onto System 001 at Alameda assembly yard, August 2018
  • Tow test of a 120-meter section of System 001, outside the coast of San Francisco, May-June 2018.
    Tow test of a 120-meter section of System 001, outside the coast of San Francisco, May-June 2018.
  • Tow test of a 120-meter section of System 001, outside the coast of San Francisco, May-June 2018.
    Tow test of a 120-meter section of System 001, outside the coast of San Francisco, May-June 2018.
  • Tow test unit being deployed in the Seaplane Lagoon, May 2018
    Tow test unit being deployed in the Seaplane Lagoon, May 2018
  • Boyan Slat being interviewed by media on the Alameda assembly yard, April 2018
    Boyan Slat being interviewed by media on the Alameda assembly yard, April 2018
  • Boyan Slat at the assembly yard in Alameda, April 2018
    Boyan Slat at the assembly yard in Alameda, April 2018
  • Screen assembly at System 001, April 2018
    Screen assembly at System 001, April 2018
  • First floater sections being welded together at the Alameda assembly yard, April 2018
    First floater sections being welded together at the Alameda assembly yard, April 2018
  • First floater sections arriving at the assembly yard in Alameda, March 2018
    First floater sections arriving at the assembly yard in Alameda, March 2018
  • Sign at the entrance of the Alameda assembly yard
    Sign at the entrance of the Alameda assembly yard
  • Alameda assembly yard location, 2018
    Alameda assembly yard location, 2018

Video footage (4)

  • The Ocean Cleanup System 001 assembly nearing completion, Alameda CA, USA
    2min11 2,9 GB
  • Aerial Footage of Assembly in progress, Alameda CA, USA
    0min34 487,9 MB
  • Tow Test Aerial Footage, 120-meter section
    1min17 1,1 GB
  • Starting Assembly of System 001, Alameda CA, USA
    1min42 1,4 GB

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