Patent ID: 7990803

Claim:
A method for deploying a seismic data collection system in water comprising the steps of: a. Providing a cable having a first end and a second end; b. Providing at least one seismic data collection unit adjacent said cable; c. Deploying the first end of said cable in the water; d. Paying out said cable into the water at a first velocity; e. While said cable is paying out into the water, moving said seismic data collection unit along a path adjacent to said cable; f. Accelerating said seismic data collection unit along said path until it reaches a speed of approximately said first velocity; g. Attaching said seismic data collection unit to said cable when said cable and said seismic data collection unit are moving at approximately the same velocity; and h. Releasing said seismic data collection unit attached to said cable into the water.