- All
- Endurance 16
- Endurance 17
- Endurance 18
- Endurance 19
- Endurance 20
- Endurance 21
- Endurance 22
- Endurance 23
- Irminger 10
- Irminger 11
- Irminger 12
- Irminger 9
- Pioneer 17
- Pioneer 18
- Pioneer 19
- Pioneer 21
- Pioneer 22
- Pioneer MAB At-Sea Tests
- Pioneer MAB Initial Deployment
- Pioneer MAB Test Deployment
- RCA VISIONS 22
- RCA VISIONS 23
- RCA VISIONS 24
- RCA VISIONS 25
- Station Papa 10
- Station Papa 11
- Station Papa 12
- Station Papa 9
Looking Up and Up
Alex Franks and Megan Donohue assemble the tower for the Pioneer MAB Central Surface Mooring. The buoy tower carries the meteorological instruments, satellite telemetry antennas…
Five Coastal Profiler Moorings Tested
John Lund and Mike Robinson monitor the testing of the Pioneer MAB Coastal Profiler Moorings (CPMs). The CPMs are assembled and then tested to verify…
Getting Wind Ready
Mike McCarthy prepares wind turbines for mounting on the Pioneer MAB surface moorings. Two wind turbines along with four solar panels provide renewable power to…
Coming Together!
Pioneer MAB array is coming together! Northern and Southern Coastal Surface Moorings, along with seabed multi-function nodes and near-surface instrument frames, being assembled. The team…
Bench Tests Continue
Sheri White and Nikki Arm prepare and bench test the new Imaging Flow CytoBot, also known as a Plankton Imaging System (PLIMS), that will be…
Heavy Winch Test
In preparation for the Endurance 20 expedition, the heavy winch to be used in recovery and deployment operations on the R/V Sikuliaq, is lifted in…
Pre-Deployment Testing
Pre-deployment testing of the Imaging Flow CytoBot (IFCB) to be deployed on the Central surface mooring of the Pioneer MAB Array. OOI team members Nikki…
Seabed Survey
The OOI-CGSN team surveyed the seabed to better understand the layout of the proposed moorings sites. The RV Neil Armstrong operated a hull-mounted acoustic equipment…
Big Eyes Along the Mid-Atlantic Coast
Large binoculars called “big eyes” are used to help marine mammal observers detect and identify distant sightings. Personnel from the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service were…
Safe and Sound
Here the test Coastal Surface Mooring is safely on deck after ~8 months operating at the proposed Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight location. The mooring was deployed…
Surface Mooring Recovery
It may seem calm at the surface, but there’s a lot of action below…The OOI-CGSN team used the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to inspect the…
Sunrise at Sea
Chris Basque, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution deck lead, takes advantage of the calm seas and bright sunrise to survey the work area and plan the…
As Seen from Below
Everything looks good! The Remotely Operated Vehicle was deployed by the OOI-CGSN team to inspect the underwater components of the Shallow Water Mooring after deployment….
As Seen from the Air
And here’s what the successful deployment of OOI’s experimental surface mooring off Martha’s Vineyard looked like from the air.
Test is Underway
The OOI-CGSN team and the R/V Neil Armstrong successfully deployed the Shallow Water Mooring which will now collect engineering data so the team can…
Armstrong on the Way
The OOI-Coastal and Global Scale Node (CGSN) team will deploy the Shallow Water Mooring south of Martha’s Vineyard enroute to the proposed Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight…
Loaded and Ready to Go!
The Shallow Water Mooring has been loaded on the R/V Neil Armstrong and fully integrated. This means the buoy, riser, multi-function node, and profiling vehicle…
Safety First
Safety is always a key aspect of going to sea. One of the first things we do is have a safety drill so that we…
Preparing the Test Mooring
At-Sea Test 4 cruise will include the first deployment of new Shallow Water Mooring (SWM) components. The mooring will be deployed for a few months…
Anchors, then Away
Two anchors were recovered — the Washington Offshore Profiling mooring anchor and the Washington Offshore surface mooring anchor — and the R/V Atltantis and the…
