Status: 2026 American Samoa Mapping + Transit (EX2607)
From September 24 to October 19, NOAA Ocean Exploration will map unexplored deepwater regions near American Samoa as part of the 2026 American Samoa Mapping + Transit. The ship team will then transit northeast to Honolulu, bringing NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer into position for her next mission. There will be no remotely operated vehicle dives during this transit.
What Are You Seeing?
When Okeanos Explorer is underway on an expedition, this page will broadcast streams from the ship. What is being shown on the different video streams may change depending on the exploration and operations at hand.
Note that occasionally on the feeds, you will see two red dots; these laser points are 10 centimeters (almost four inches) apart and are used by scientists to determine the sizes of things that they are seeing.
All views and opinions expressed in this video feed are those of the speaker and are not attributable to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or other federal agency.
What Are You Hearing?
Audio is only available during dives, when the remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are in the water. On all 3 streams, audio from science participants is available on the right audio channel, while audio from the ROV pilots is available on the left audio channel.
All views and opinions expressed in this video feed are those of the speaker and are not attributable to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or other federal agency.