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Falkor (Too) Returns to Uruguay Study Area After Repair, Renewing Sub200 Expedition

Specimens from Argentina’s Mar del Plata canyon dives are now under analysis as teams prepare to resume live deep-sea broadcasts in Uruguayan waters.

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Tras las fallas técnicas, se reanuda la investigación del fondo del mar uruguayo
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Overview

  • Uruguay’s University of the Republic said the Falkor (Too) is heading back to the Sub200 study zone and will announce when live transmissions can restart.
  • The mission paused and returned to Montevideo after a fault in the ship’s rear lifting device known as the “frame A,” which is used to handle heavy subsea equipment.
  • The Uruguay Sub200 campaign plans to survey the continental margin between roughly 200 and 3,600 meters, visiting multiple submarine canyons with the ROV SuBastian, and its calendar will be adjusted after the delay.
  • Argentina’s Talud Continental IV expedition reported at least 40 potential new species, including soft corals, anemones, snails and carnivorous sponges observed to about 3,900 meters, with live ROV streams drawing unusually large audiences.
  • Collected specimens from the Argentine canyon are now in Museo de La Plata and CONICET laboratories for anatomical, molecular and genetic study, and outreach events include a UNLP conversatory held on August 25 and a public talk in Mar del Plata on August 29.