NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer
The control room on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer during a remotely operated vehicle dive.
Status: At Sea
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is at sea for the 2026 Technology Demonstration (EX2701), which takes place November 2-16. During this time, the team will conduct field trials offshore the Hawaiian Islands where they will test the use and integration of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in routine operations aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, with the ultimate goal of improving at-sea data collection abilities. Note that there is no livestream component to this expedition.