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- Bulk carrier: iStock_000009971578_bulk cargo shipXXXLarge[1]
- Polymetallic nodules from NOAA cruise: Image courtesy of Christopher Kelley. http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1605/background/mining/media/fig2.html
- Five towers: Courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2004 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april05/media/five_towers.html
- Cobalt crusts http://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/press_release/20160209/
- IHC Crawler:Crawler image from Royal IHC: https://www.royalihc.com/en/products/mining/deep-sea-mining