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During the seventh dive of the Gulf of Mexico 2017 expedition, remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer explored an unknown shipwreck identified by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management simply as “ID Number 15377.”

Shipwreck Hunting 101: Narrowing the Search for the Bear

One objective of the first leg of the recent Deep Connections 2019 expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer was to collect information about the seafloor using the ship’s mapping system to help in the search for the U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Artistic rendition of Nereid Under Ice exploring for hydrothermal vents in the ice-covered Arctic. Illustration of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Hunting for Alien Life at the Bottom of the Arctic Ocean

A sample of the diverse collection of people that contribute to an expedition aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.

Deep Connections 2019: Career Paths to the Okeanos

The shallowest depth that the ROV Deep Discoverer dives at is 250 meters, below the depth that severe storms have been measured to cause disturbances.

Deep Connections 2019: Hurricanes and the Deep Sea

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Ten Years of Collecting Ocean Exploration Data

The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research has been collecting ocean exploration data from NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer since 2009.

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Shipwreck Hunting 101: Narrowing the Search for the Bear

Hunting for Alien Life at the Bottom of the Arctic Ocean

Deep Connections 2019: Career Paths to the Okeanos

Deep Connections 2019: Hurricanes and the Deep Sea

About OER

Ten Years of Collecting Ocean Exploration Data

Data & Results

For Educators

Recent Expeditions

Year of Expedition

Recent Video Highlights

A Midwater Exploration

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