NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer
Three NOAA ships are directly involved with the Atlantic Canyons Undersea Mapping Expeditions. In addition to cruises on NOAA Ships Hassler, Bigelow, and Okeanos Explorer, a joint NOAA-Bureau of Ocean Energy Management expedition on the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster will conduct complementary work on deepwater canyons off Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.