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It’s a Wrap!

Wrapping up a successful cruise. The iconic Ravenel Bridge welcomes the R/V Neil Armstrong back to Charlestown to mark the end of a successful Pioneer…

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Mission Accomplished

Beautiful skies to mark the end of a successful cruise!  The OOI-CGSN team and the RV Neil Armstrong completed their transit into Charleston, SC and…

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Teamwork

It takes a team to do oceanography.  Here James Kuo prepares an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler for deployment, along with other team members from OOI-CGSN,…

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Profiler Mooring Deployed

The Coastal Profiler Mooring was successfully deployed in 600m water depth at MAB.  The test deployment will verify the mooring and buoy design, as well…

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CPM Deployment

A profiler mooring deployment starts with the buoy going over the transom. The Armstrong’s Bos’n (right) signals for the hauling winch to come up slowly…

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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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