DUMAND II: String 1 deployment, initial operation, results and system retrieval

We summarize the deployment of the first string of 24 optical detector modules with its data and command processing and transmission system, the junction box with its precision sonar and video systems, and the laying of the 36 km twelve-fiber electro-optical cable to shore. Results from the initial operation are discussed as well as the successful retrieval of string 1 for servicing.