Status: At Sea
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is at sea for the 2026 Technology Demonstration (EX2701), which takes place November 2-16. During this time, the team will conduct field trials offshore the Hawaiian Islands where they will test the use and integration of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in routine operations aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, with the ultimate goal of improving at-sea data collection abilities. Note that there is no livestream component to 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. 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.