View of the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer from the Fast Rescue Boat.

View of the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer from the Fast Rescue Boat. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2012. Download larger version (jpg, 13.2 MB).

Welcome to Pascagoula
April 7, 2012

Soon after Little Herc and Seirios were back on deck last night, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer started heading for port. We arrived in Pascagoula, Mississippi, at approximately 1200 today. While all Mission and Ship personnel will get a bit of a break, there is still much to do to wrap up Leg II and prepare for Leg III. A number of key Team members will swap out over the next few days before the ship heads back to sea on April 11.