Status: NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer

NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is in port in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, following the 2026 ROV Shakedown (EX2603) expedition. Our next expedition, 2026 Pacific Islands Mapping (EX2604), will begin on June 16. This mapping expedition will use the ship’s suite of sonars to map the seafloor, water column, and sub-seafloor while transiting between Honolulu and Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

Underwater scene with an ROV on the seafloor, emitting light and connected to a cable.

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.

An ROV pilot with a headset monitors multiple glowing screens and controls in a ship’s dark control room.

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.

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