{"id":536958,"date":"2026-04-29T16:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/?p=536958"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:15:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:15:03","slug":"a-meeting-of-research-vessels-in-the-mid-atlantic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/a-meeting-of-research-vessels-in-the-mid-atlantic\/","title":{"rendered":"A Meeting of Research Vessels in the Mid-Atlantic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">While transiting to Pioneer MAB, the R\/V <em>Neil Armstrong<\/em> crossed paths with fellow research vessels R\/V <em>Atlantis<\/em> and R\/V <em>Hugh R. Sharp<\/em>\u2014a striking reminder of the collaborative scientific efforts underway across the Mid-Atlantic Bight and New England Shelf.<\/p>\n<p>Each vessel plays a vital role in advancing oceanographic research in this dynamic region. Together, these ships are supporting critical programs including the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), New England Shelf Long Term Ecological Research (NES-LTER), and Gulf Stream studies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_536959\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536959\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-536959 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Armstrong-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Armstrong-002.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Armstrong-002-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-536959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">R\/V Armstrong<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_536960\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536960\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-536960\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Atlantis-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Atlantis-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Atlantis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Atlantis-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Atlantis-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Atlantis-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-536960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">R\/V Atlantis<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_536961\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536961\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-536961\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Sharp-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Sharp-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Sharp-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Sharp-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Sharp-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/ooi-expedition\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/143\/2026\/05\/Sharp-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-536961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">R\/V Hugh R. Sharp<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While transiting to Pioneer MAB, the R\/V Neil Armstrong crossed paths with fellow research vessels R\/V Atlantis and R\/V Hugh R. Sharp\u2014a striking reminder of the collaborative scientific efforts underway across the Mid-Atlantic Bight and New England Shelf. Each vessel plays a vital role in advancing oceanographic research in this dynamic region. 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