Status: NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is at sea for the 2026 Pacific Islands Mapping (EX2604) expedition. From June 16 to July 9, 2026, NOAA Ocean Exploration and partners will conduct mapping operations as the ship transits between Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, and Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Note that there will be not be any remotely operated vehicle operations during this expedition.
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. Audio from both science participants and ROV pilots is available on Cameras 1 & 3.
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.