The international research expedition Uruguay SUB200, launched to explore the deep sea in Uruguay’s sovereign waters, was interrupted this week after the research vessel Falkor (too) suffered a technical failure.
The ship, operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI), returned to the Port of Montevideo on Monday, August 25, for urgent repairs.
The malfunction occurred on Sunday afternoon, August 24, when the ship’s A-frame structure, which is essential for lowering and recovering heavy underwater equipment, stopped working while being raised from its stowed position to vertical. According to SOI, such incidents are very rare, and no one on board was injured.
Project coordinator Leticia Burone explained that the A-frame is a critical device for the expedition’s operations. Once repairs are complete, the ship is expected to resume scientific activities at Station 3, located on the slopes of the Río de la Plata Canyon, where work was interrupted.
The Universidad de la República (Udelar), which is part
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