Okeanos Video Playlist

The videos on this page were collected from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer during the Gulf of Mexico 2012 Expedition, the Mid-Cayman Rise 2011 Expedition, Galápagos Rift 2011 Expedition and INDEX-SATAL 2010 Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region of Indonesian waters.

More recent videos are also available from the 2015 Hohonu Moana: Exploring the Deep Waters Off Hawai’i expedition, Océano Profundo 2015: Exploring Puerto Rico’s Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs expedition, Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014 expedition, Exploration of the Gulf of Mexico 2014 expedition, and Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition 2013.

NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer travels the globe to map and explore largely unknown areas of the ocean. When the ship is underway on a mission, scientists on board Okeanos Explorer use tools such multibeam sonar mapping systems and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to explore at depths down to 6,000 meters. Images and high-definition video from ROVs are sent from the seafloor to the ship and to shore in real-time using a technology referred to as “telepresence.” Although Okeanos Explorer may be thousands of miles away, scientists on shore throughout the world can help guide the ship through its mission. And the same seafloor images and video seen by scientists are streamed live into classrooms, newsrooms, and living rooms through high-speed Internet.

Videos courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.

INDEX-SATAL 2010 Exploration (June – August) An international team led by scientists from the United States and Indonesia will participate in a collaborative effort to explore the depths of Indonesian waters. The expedition, Indonesia-U.S. Deep-Sea Exploration of the Sangihe Talaud Region. NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2008-2010 Video Playlist



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