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ROV Control Station

ROV dive operations are controlled and monitored from a station in the ship’s lab. A darkened room provides better contrast for the monitors, which allow…

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ROV Dive Prep

CGSN Team Members Irene Duran (foreground) and James Kuo (background) prepare the OOI ROV for operations on the back deck of the Armstrong. The ROV…

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Sunrise over the Multi-Function Node

The OOI-CGSN team on the RV Neil Armstrong is in transit to the test mooring deployment sites.  The Multi-Function Node is deployed with the Coastal…

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Out of Drydock

The RV Neil Armstrong was floated out of drydock and is now ready to go!  The team departed on the Pioneer MAB test mooring and…

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A View From Below

Not a view many get to see!  Chief Engineer Pete Marczak waving from the stern and Irene Duran, Jennifer Batryn, and Dee Emrich standing in…

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Voulgaris Visit

Chief Scientist Al Plueddemann describes OOI equipment on the deck of the Armstrong during a visit by NSF Program Director George Voulgaris (right). The equipment…

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Moving Quickly

The mobilization of the Pioneer MAB test moorings is moving quickly thanks to the expertise of the OOI-CGSN team, the crew of the Armstrong, and…

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Assembly Complete

Jim Ryder and Kris Newhall complete assembly of At-Sea Test 3 surface buoy to be deployed at new Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight location this month.  The…

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Well and Tower Preparations

The OOI-CGSN team members Alex Franks and Jared Schwartz, with dockyard support, prepare the At-Sea Test 3 surface mooring well and tower for integration into…

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Moving Parts

The RV Neil Armstrong crew move the buoy frame and buoyancy foam for the At-Sea Test 3 surface mooring from the ship to the dock…

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Double Duty

Doing two things at once.  The R/V Neil Armstrong is in a Charleston, SC drydock for inspection and also supporting the mobilization of the At-Sea…

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Hull Inspection

The R/V Neil Armstrong in dry-dock for hull inspection prior to departing for the Pioneer MAB test cruise. Shipyard workers, crew, and the science party…

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Coastal Pioneer Array MAB

Schematic drawing of the Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB) moored array to be deployed off the coast of Nags Head, North Carolina. The full array, to…

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Mission Accomplished!

It took a few tries, but the last two anchors of the Pioneer New England Shelf array were successfully recovered under the able guidance of…

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Marking First Deployment

Exactly nine years ago, 21 Nov 2013, at 1:16 pm the Pioneer 1 team completed the deployment of the very first Pioneer Array mooring,CP01CNSM-0001.The Pioneer…

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Historic Departure

The departure of the R/V Neil Armstrong from the Woods Hole dock for the second leg of the Pioneer 19 expedition on November 17 was…

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Barnacles Galore

After six months at sea, Gooseneck barnacles (Pollicipes polymerus) make the Pioneer Array home.  The instrumentation serves as an attractive habitat for these filter feeders….

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Equipment Lineup

When the R/V Neil Armstrong pulled into the Woods Hole Dock on November 15 at the end of the first leg of the Pioneer 19…

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Anchor Recovery Attempt

Before heading back to Woods Hole to unload and remobilize for leg two, the Pioneer Team aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong had a final mission—to…

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Last Two Gliders

OOI Coastal Gliders have been collecting data at the Pioneer Array site on the New England Shelf for the community to address science requirements since…

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