- 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 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
Mission Complete!
September 18 2023: The last dive of Leg 4 (J2-1562) surveyed the seafloor at Slope Base to locate and mark a cable for potential recovery in…
Variety of Dive Tasks
September 16-17, 2023: Jason is busy with a variety of tasks. At Axial Seamount, the ROV dove in the International District hydrothermal vent field to…
Jason, the Work Horse
September 12-15, 2023: Leg 4 has been very busy. Jason swapped out the wire crawler vehicle at the Axial Base Deep Profiler Mooring at a…
R/V Atlantis
The R/V Atlantis is owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as part of the UNOLS fleet. Atlantis is the only ship outfitted…
Calm Weather, Smooth Operations
September 7-11, 2023: Leg 4 started with a promising note–good weather and calm seas. Ten new VISIONS students boarded the R/V Thomas G. Thompson to…
Mission Accomplished, Homeward Bound
Homeward bound! The Irminger 10 team has completed all cruise objectives (in spite of high winds/heavy seas) and is heading home. All moorings have been…
Leg 3 Fini!
September 4-6, 2023: In spite of weather delays, the objectives of Leg 3 were accomplished. Two of the Leg 3 dives took place at International…
Rockin’ and Rolling but Getting the Job Done
The weather finally cleared up enough over the weekend for mooring recovery operations at OOI’s Global Irminger Sea Array to happen. Here Chris Basque directs…
Back at it!
After a brief detour caused by heavy winds and high seas, the R/V Neil Armstrong and the OOI team are back at the array, deploying…
High Waves Delay Operations
September 1-4, 2023: Leg 3 once again began with unfavorable weather. Even staying in port one extra day didn’t prevent the ship from leaving Newport…
Taking Shelter from Severe Storm
Conditions forced the R/V Neil Armstrong to take shelter in Prince Christian Sound. Quite a storm is going on at the array. Peak wave heights…
Weather Delays
August 31, 2023: Due to weather considerations, the R/V Thomas G. Thompson has postponed its departure for Leg 3 of RCA operations. The new plan…
Weather Dictates Pause
Weather dictates pause in operations. The OOI team aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong are in Prince Christian Sound to avoid severe conditions at the array…
Gliders Begin Operations
The R/V Neil Armstrong and OOI science team start operations at the Irminger Array by deploying the gliders. This allows the gliders to be monitored…
Vessel is on its Way
Pedal to the metal! The R/V Neil Armstrong departed Reykjavik, Iceland Aug. 28th and is enroute to the Irminger Array off Greenland as fast as…
Successful Second Leg
August 29, 2023: The R/V Thomas G. Thompson arrived back in Newport to end Leg 2 around 12:30 local time. The team went into high…
Underwater Swaps
August 27, 2023: The team arrived at Southern Hydrate Ridge on schedule (~0600). During dive J2-1536, Jason swapped out junction box MJ01B. A series of…
Robots to the Rescue
August 26, 2023: Just as the team was about to get underway to Southern Hydrate Ridge, a call came in from the R/V Rachel Carson….
Ready to Go
Everything is loaded and the team is ready to go. The Global Surface Mooring, the largest Irminger Mooring, is placed beneath the a-frame ready for…
Buoy Assembly
It can be a tight fit. Before loading, the Global Surface Buoy must be assembled, and instruments mounted and cabled. Here Mackenzie Stuart prepares to…
