Okeanos Explorer Mid-Cayman Rise 2011 Video Playlist
Chemosynthetic shrimp and tubeworms were observed together for what scientists believe is the first time in the world. A Scyphozoan 'dandelion' hovers above the bottom on its many barely-visible tentacles. An orifice more than 3 feet wide emitting hot fluids near the summit of the central Von Damm vent spire. A unique double fissue running north-south at about 2100 meters depth.

video Mission Summary
Chemosynthetic shrimp and tubeworms were observed together for what scientists believe is the first time in the world.

video Mission Summary
A Scyphozoan 'dandelion' hovers above the bottom on its many barely-visible tentacles.

video Mission Summary
An orifice more than 3 feet wide emitting hot fluids near the summit of the central Von Damm vent spire.

video August 12 Log
A unique double fissue running north-south at about 2100 meters depth.
             
Droves of blind vent shrimp were seen congregating on an 8 meter tall spire in the middle of the Von Damm hydrothermal field. Alvinocarid shrimp were found scattered around the outskirts of the Von Damm vent site. Close-up of a sea spider found by Little Herc. These bizarre predators walk along the bottom, stopping to feed on soft-bodied invertebrates. A bubble gum coral (Paragorgiidae) with a comatulid crinoid attached.

video August 10 Log
Droves of blind vent shrimp were seen congregating on an 8 meter tall spire in the middle of the Von Damm hydrothermal field.

video August 10 Log
Alvinocarid shrimp were found scattered around the outskirts of the Von Damm vent site.

video August 10 Log
Close-up of a sea spider found by Little Herc. These bizarre predators walk along the bottom, stopping to feed on soft-bodied invertebrates.

video August 8 Log
A bubble gum coral (Paragorgiidae) with a comatulid crinoid attached.
             
A unique stalked sponge found at 3,200 meters, likely belonging to the genus Hyalonema or Stylophora. A Benthodytes sp. holothurian, or sea cucumber, swimming away from the ROV. Sea cucumbers are commonly found on the deep-sea floor. A large Gorgonian soft coral juts out horizontally from a rock formation. Close-up images of several tubeworms found during the expedition.

video August 8
A unique stalked sponge found at 3,200 meters, likely belonging to the genus Hyalonema or Stylophora.

video August 8 Log
A Holothurian, or sea cucumber, swimming away from the ROV. Sea cucumbers are commonly found on the deep-sea floor.

video August 8 Log
A large Gorgonian soft coral juts out horizontally from a rock formation.

video Daily Updates
Close-up footage of the first live hydrothermal vent tubeworm found in Atlantic waters.
             
This time-lapse video shows NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer going through the first two sets of locks.      

video August 2 Log
This time-lapse video shows NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer going through the first two sets of locks of the Panama Canal.