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E/V Nautilus

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ROV Hercules

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ROV Argus

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Recent Videos

Knidos X and Y Shipwrecks - Dive Highlights

8 months 1 week ago
2012 Nautilus Biology Summary

8 months 2 weeks ago
Knidos F Shipwreck - Dive Highlights

8 months 3 weeks ago
News Update - August 31, 2012

8 months 3 weeks ago
2012 Nautilus Expedition Summary

8 months 3 weeks ago
Interview with Dr. Robert Ballard

8 months 3 weeks ago
Interview with Aegean Sea Leg Chief Scientist Dr. Katy Croff Bell

8 months 3 weeks ago
Knidos O Shipwreck - Dive Highlights

8 months 3 weeks ago
Knidos P Shipwreck - Dive Highlight

8 months 3 weeks ago
News Update - August 30, 2012

8 months 3 weeks ago
News Update - August 29, 2012

8 months 3 weeks ago
Q&A with JASON Argonauts - August 28

8 months 3 weeks ago

Recent Photos

Knidos U Shipwreck

Amphora of Knidos U Shipwreck

Knidos V Shipwreck

Rockin' Target in the Aegean Sea

Tiles and Tiles on the Seafloor

Knidos X Shipwreck

Fish Coming to the Explore the Shipwreck

Anchors Away on the Shipwreck

From U to Z of the Knidos Shipwrecks

9 photos

8 months 2 weeks ago
Knidos B Shipwreck Close Up

Coral in the Shipwreck

Overview of Knidos B Shipwreck

Abundance of Amphora

Up Close and Personal with Knidos F

Argus and Knidos F Shipwreck

Hercules Over a Shipwreck

Knidos' Killer Shots

8 photos

8 months 2 weeks ago
Amphora from one of the Knidos shipwrecks

Shrimp!

Scorpionfish

A different shipwreck yields different amphorae

Amphora from a 3rd shipwreck for today.

Shipwreck with wood left!

Eel in his hole

Yet another shipwreck

5th shipwreck for the day

Squid moment!

Knidos Turkey Exploration

11 photos

8 months 3 weeks ago
Knidos G Shipwreck

Anemones on the Shipwreck

Unique Amphora

Life on the Islands of Amphora

Lots of Amphora

Knidos L Shipwreck

Knidos C Shipwreck

Elaborate Eel

Hercules on the Shipwrecks

Night of the Shipwrecks

10 photos

8 months 3 weeks ago
Amphora from the shipwreck

Skilletfish

Another view of the field of amphora

Shrimp in the headlights

Fish in the sand

First Knidos dive

6 photos

8 months 3 weeks ago
Argus with A Frame and Cable Winch System

Argus 680 line

Argus Tether Cable to Hercules

Argus Standard J Box

Argus Lead Weight Cylinder and Transformer

Argus Electrical Wires in Tubing

Argus Compensation Reader

Argus Shiny Bright Lights

Argus Thrusters

Argus Altimeter

Argus Mesotech Sonar System

Argus High Definition Camera

A Tour of Argus

13 photos

8 months 3 weeks ago
Small Shark

Catshark

Shark!

Spotted Shark

Kitefin Shark

Large Shark

Six gill shark near Strongyli

Shark Encounters

8 photos

8 months 3 weeks ago
Tripod Fish

Shark Comes for A Visit

Large Rock Wall of Eratosthenes Seamount

Supersize Sinkhole

Amphora #4 of Last Leg of the Seamount

Ending of the Eratosthenes Seamount Expedition

6 photos

8 months 3 weeks ago
Hercules' Tether Cable

Hercules' Syntactic Foam Top

Hercules' Thruster Propellors

Hercules' Protected Electric Panel

Hercules' Titanium Pressure Housing for Circuit Board

Hercules' Force-Feedback Manipulator Arm

Hercules' Left Arm, "Mongo"

Hercules' Push Core Samples

Hercules' Temperature Probe

Hercules' Suction Sampling Buckets

Hercules' Niskin Water Sampling Bottle

Hercules' High Definition Camera

Hercules Launch

Hercules Down Below

Hercules, The Mighty Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) of Nautilus

15 photos

8 months 3 weeks ago
Exploring under the sea

Rocky start, ancient reef

A purple shrimp

Six-gilled shark

A non-venomous viper!

Beautiful squid

Cold seep clam bed

Cluster of tube worms

Old clam bed

Ancient bowl

Mysterious scoop mark

Amphora with corals

Shrimp in seafloor gouge

Rounded depression

Exploring Eratosthenes Seamount

15 photos

8 months 4 weeks ago
Photomosaic of beaked whale scours

Photomosaic of beaked whale scours, multiple tracks of scours

Photomosaic of Eratosthenes A, Ottoman shipwreck

Anchors on Eratosthenes A

Metal artifacts, Eratosthenes A

Photomosaics of shipwrecks, scours, and vents

6 photos

8 months 4 weeks ago
Hercules arrives at a newly discovered shipwreck

Amphora covered with sediment at Eratosthenes C

First shots of the debris field of Eratosthenes C

Unknown debris at the Eratosthenes C shipwreck

Amphora and large pithos at the debris field

Pithos found at Eratosthenes C

Large pile of amphora at Eratosthenes C

Partially buried amphora in the debris field

Hercules investigates a large pithos

Rectangular object in the debris field

Rectangular object at Eratosthenes C

Linear feature in the sea floor at Eratosthenes C

Hercules surveys Eratosthenes C

Ancient shipwreck, Eratosthenes C

14 photos

9 months 4 hours ago

Latest News & Updates

Meet the Team: Ship’s Officers

At the age of ten, Captain Pavel Chubar decided he wanted to be a seaman after developing a passion for the seas and reading books about ships and... more

posted on Aug 31, 2012 | 0 comments

Meet the Team-Clara Smart, Navigator

What does it take to be a Navigator aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus? An excellent background in math and science, the ability to visualize... more

posted on Aug 29, 2012 | 0 comments

JASON and the Argonauts

Since I've been aboard Nautilus I've met some wonderful people, who have made me feel so welcome. So, when a group of Argonauts from The JASON... more

posted on Aug 29, 2012 | 1 comment

Expedition Sponsors

The 2012 Nautilus Exploration Program is funded by these major sponsors: Sponsor logo images: NOAA, Ocean Exploration Trust, Bechtel. Sea Research Foundation, National Geographic, The Office of Naval Research, The University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography

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Nautilus Live

Ship Status

Current Status

Event Log

2012 Nautilus Biology Summary

Knidos O Shipwreck - Dive Highlights

Knidos P Shipwreck - Dive Highlight

E/V Nautilus

ROV Hercules

ROV Argus

Recent Videos

Knidos X and Y Shipwrecks - Dive Highlights

2012 Nautilus Biology Summary

Knidos F Shipwreck - Dive Highlights

News Update - August 31, 2012

2012 Nautilus Expedition Summary

Interview with Dr. Robert Ballard

Interview with Aegean Sea Leg Chief Scientist Dr. Katy Croff Bell

Knidos O Shipwreck - Dive Highlights

Knidos P Shipwreck - Dive Highlight

News Update - August 30, 2012

News Update - August 29, 2012

Q&A with JASON Argonauts - August 28

Recent Photos

From U to Z of the Knidos Shipwrecks

Knidos' Killer Shots

Knidos Turkey Exploration

Night of the Shipwrecks

First Knidos dive

A Tour of Argus

Shark Encounters

Ending of the Eratosthenes Seamount Expedition

Hercules, The Mighty Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) of Nautilus

Exploring Eratosthenes Seamount

Photomosaics of shipwrecks, scours, and vents

Ancient shipwreck, Eratosthenes C

Latest News & Updates

Expedition Sponsors