- 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
CTD Deployment
Here Carmen Greto, an RV Sikuliaq technician, monitors the deployment of a conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) rosette. The CTD measures salinity, temperature, and pressure…
Alaskan Visitor
An Alaskan local stops by for a visit…a seal dropped by the RV Sikuliaq to give the Papa team some advice on buoy recoveries.
A Year at Sea
What one year in the ocean looks like…. A flanking mooring 64” sphere before (nice and shiny), and after (with 12 months of marine growth). …
Deployment Ready
The RV Sikuliaq is on site at the Papa array. Surrounded by the deck and instrument teams, and vessel crew, Jim Dunn gives a briefing…
Safety First
Shipboard safety is always a priority. Early in the cruise all Papa personnel must go through the safety briefing and drills, including how to put…
Acoustic Tests
Here Jim Dunn of WHOI prepares acoustic releases for a test deployment. They will be lowered into the water and test actuated using an acoustic…
Moorings Tested and Assembled
Following the loading of the equipment on the RV Sikuliaq, the moorings are assembled and tested during the transit to the Station Papa site.
And They Are Off
With beautiful Seward, Alaska as the backdrop, RV Sikuliaq departs for the Station Papa 10 mooring and glider deployment expedition.
Essential Equipment
Most people think about the instrumentation and the electronics on the OOI moorings. But the moorings wouldn’t hold position for 12 months through stormy weather…
Mobilization Underway
Papa mobilization has begun. The first thing the team does is offload containers of equipment and build the moorings. James Kuo, Nico Llanos, and Dan…
Heading to Seward
A team of 10 scientists and engineers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of Washington are headed to Seward, Alaska to load the…
An Undergraduate’s Experience
Athena Abramhamsen is an undergraduate student at Oregon State University, who also works part-time with the OOI’s Endurance Team, helping to refurbish and rebuild moorings. …
And it’s a Wrap
And it’s a wrap! Last day at sea until the fall. Time to head back to the Ocean Observatories Center (OOC) at Oregon State University…
Smiling Success!
The smiles of Linus Stolz, (left), Alex Wicks, and Raelynn Heinitz and others show the relief and success of completing all of the mission objectives…
Anchor Recovery via ROV
Here are the moments the Endurance Array’s team Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) first spotted a giant pacific octopus, and when the ROV latched onto an…
Eric Tappa Talks Sediment Traps
Researcher Eric Tappa from the University of South Carolina explains how sediment traps work. Eric is aboard the R/V Sikuliaq as it winds up the…
Marnie Jo Zirbel Talks CTDs
Marine Technician Marnie Jo Zirbel explains the ins and outs of CTD sampling and why this type of sampling helps validate instruments in the water….
Stuart Pearce Talks Gliders
Glider Lead Stuart Pearce talks about gliders and how they deliver data for the Coastal Endurance Array.
Biofouled!
After six months in the northeast Pacific, the mooring components become habitat for marine life. In science terms, the moorings become “biofouled” and will need…
