It almost felt scripted...but it wasn't. The University of Rhode Island's Inner Space Center (ISC) is one of the core locations where scientists and the public on shore can view the live video from the ship - wherever it is operates. It just so happens that NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco was participating in a media event this morning with Rhode Island Governor Chafee and Rhode Island Representative Teresa Tanzi. In the middle of the event, the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer discovered a new hydrothermal vent field along the Galapagos Rift. The report from shore is that Dr. Lubchenco noticed the discovery and in mid-sentence began explaining the find to the stunned audience.