 March 2007 - Target feeding Mola mola a few days before transport to the Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, U.S.A.).
|  March 2007 - Preparing tanks for moving Mola mola from Olhão (Portugal) to the Georgia Aquarium.
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 March 2007 - Testing integrity of transport tank under the supervision of the I.S.Q., who certified the tanks as being well fit to perform their function, i.e. no leaks were observed during multiple mechanical tests, including pressurization.
|  March 2007 - Flooding transport tank prior to testing; after flooding, the hatch was closed and the tank pressurized to 0,1 bar, using a certified pressure gauge.
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 April 2007 - Offloading Mola mola tanks from DHL Boeing 757 in Brussels. Nest destination: New York (JFK).
|  April 2007 - Loading Mola mola tanks on DHL Boeing 757 in Lisbon. Destination: Vitoria, Spain.
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 April 2007 - Checking water quality at 36.000 ft over the Atlantic, inside DHL MD11 en route from Brussels to JFK.
|  April 2007 - Florida Air Transport Inc.'s 1945 (!) DC4 at JFK.
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 April 2007 - Monitoring water quality and equipment on the ground at JFK. Photo: courtesy of Paul Clarkson.
|  April 2007 - Loading Mola mola tanks on DC4 at JFK.
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 April 2007 - A few minutes before touchdown in Atlanta, incoming from JFK on the amazing 1945 DC4. Photo: courtesy of Paul Clarkson.
|  April 2007 - Mola mola feeding after arriving to Georgia Aquarium's quarantine
facility in Atlanta. Total transport time: 33 hours.
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March 2007 - Target feeding Mola mola a few days before transport to the Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, U.S.A.).
March 2007 - Preparing tanks for moving Mola mola from Olhão (Portugal) to the Georgia Aquarium.
March 2007 - Testing integrity of transport tank under the supervision of the I.S.Q., who certified the tanks as being well fit to perform their function, i.e. no leaks were observed during multiple mechanical tests, including pressurization.
March 2007 - Flooding transport tank prior to testing; after flooding, the hatch was closed and the tank pressurized to 0,1 bar, using a certified pressure gauge.
April 2007 - Offloading Mola mola tanks from DHL Boeing 757 in Brussels. Nest destination: New York (JFK).
April 2007 - Loading Mola mola tanks on DHL Boeing 757 in Lisbon. Destination: Vitoria, Spain.
April 2007 - Checking water quality at 36.000 ft over the Atlantic, inside DHL MD11 en route from Brussels to JFK.
April 2007 - Florida Air Transport Inc.'s 1945 (!) DC4 at JFK.
April 2007 - Monitoring water quality and equipment on the ground at JFK. Photo: courtesy of Paul Clarkson.
April 2007 - Loading Mola mola tanks on DC4 at JFK.
April 2007 - A few minutes before touchdown in Atlanta, incoming from JFK on the amazing 1945 DC4. Photo: courtesy of Paul Clarkson.
April 2007 - Mola mola feeding after arriving to Georgia Aquarium's quarantine
facility in Atlanta. Total transport time: 33 hours.