The aft deck of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer while transiting back to Pearl Harbor, Oahu. The onboard team spent the day catching up on paperwork, finalizing cruise documentation and working on end of cruise demobilization.

The aft deck of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer while transiting back to Pearl Harbor, Oahu. The onboard team spent the day catching up on paperwork, finalizing cruise documentation, and working on end-of-cruise demobilization. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana. Download larger version (jpg, 6.6 MB).

Transiting Home
August 22, 2015

Twenty-four-hour transit mapping was conducted today as Okeanos Explorer continued transiting back to Pearl Harbor, Oahu. A slight course deviation was made to map a portion of an uncharted seamount located within the boundaries of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The onboard team spent the day catching up on paperwork, finalizing cruise documentation, and working on end-of-cruise demobilization.