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Linepack at sunrise

 Coastal Profiler Mooring (CPM) line packs are tested early in the morning on deployment days. CPM anchors are recovered by means of an acoustic release….

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Marine life making homes on buoys

The Northeast US Shelf is a biodiverse area that leads to some fascinating meetings with nature. The Pioneer Array’s mooring platforms on the shelf provide…

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Making the connection

A Coastal Profiler Mooring buoy is connected to a hauling line for recovery. The deck team uses snap hook on the end of a pole…

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Morning coffee

The Pioneer 18 deck team is up early to prepare for mooring deployments. Handling gear needs to be prepared, equipment needs to be tested, and…

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Welcome visitors

Leg 2 of the Spring Pioneer cruise got some unexpected visitors! A group of 6-7 pilot whales swam by to say hi and see what…

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Off at sunrise

After waiting out a late-season nor’easter during the in-port period between legs,  the second leg of Pioneer began this morning at sunrise. The R/V Neil…

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From ship to shore

Offloading of Leg 1 of Pioneer 18. It’s always exciting to see a fully loaded vessel like the R/V Neil Armstrong be unloaded, cleaned, restocked,…

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Big eyes

Large, deck-mounted binoculars known as “big eyes” are used for marine mammal observations. NOAA Research Wildlife Biologist Peter Duley joined Leg 1 of the Pioneer-18…

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A full deck

The main objectives for Leg 1 of the Pioneer-18 cruise were to complete the mooring turns (recovery of previously deployed mooring and replacement with refurbished…

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Heads up

Everyone on deck pays close attention when the large OOI Coastal Surface Mooring buoys are recovered. The buoy tower spins when the hull is picked…

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Waiting for a position

WHOI technicians Chris Basque (left) and Jim Ryder (center) wait with the Armstrong Bos’n (right) to get a position message from the GPS beacon (white…

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Strapped in and ready

The InShore Surface Mooring (ISSM) is staged at the fantail of the Armstrong ready for deployment. The bright yellow paint on the buoy deck and…

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Monitoring the dive

The OOI Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) was used to conduct an inspection (using the ROV cameras) of equipment on the seafloor. The ROV mission team…

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Rare visitor

A Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) rests on the bow of the R/V Neil Armstrong. This is a bird that is rarely found north of the…

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OSSM deployment

Deployment day for the Offshore Surface Mooring (OSSM). The Multi-Function Node (MFN) sits on the fantail of the R/V Neil Armstrong awaiting final testing. The…

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Pioneer 18 underway

The Pioneer-18 cruise is underway as of 8 April, with three surface moorings moved from their staging area on the WHOI campus (pictured), and moved…

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Ready to go home

At the end of an expedition everyone’s eager to get home. Here the R/V Sikuliaq approaches NOAA’s pier in Newport, OR, but there’s one more…

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OOI team members on trap

It’s a tradition for folks to sign the sediment traps as they are put out for six months at sea.  This trap contains the names…

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OSU greetings

Sediment trap team leader Jennifer Fehrenbacher (Oregon State Univ.) takes a photograph of the sediment trap signature that contains the names of her and Claudia…

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Sediment trap signatures

During Endurance 16, the R/V Sikuliaq went out to the OOI Regional Cabled Array Slope Base site to turn a sediment trap as part of…

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