Irminger Sea Array 2 - OOI Expedition

Big Eyes

By dtrewcrist | June 22, 2022

Pete Duley, from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is aboard as a marine mammal observer. As we transit up the coast of Canada towards the Irminger Sea, Pete is spending his time on deck with the “Big Eyes” binoculars scanning the ocean. So far he has seen a variety of marine life –…

Month-long expedition

By dtrewcrist | June 20, 2022

The R/V Neil Armstrong, operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, is loaded and ready for departure for a month-long expedition that includes an eight-day transit to the Irminger Sea mooring array site off the tip of Greenland. The team will recover and deploy four moorings and three gliders over the next two and a…

Mobilization begins

By dtrewcrist | June 13, 2022

The surface mooring of the Global Irminger Sea Array was tipped and loaded onto a flatbed truck for its trip down narrow, winding roads to the dock in Woods Hole village. The operation was completed in the morning to avoid tourist traffic. The mooring and other equipment will begin to be loaded on the R/V…