Current expedition

Deep-Sea Habitats in the Mariana Islands II

July 25 – August 16, 2026

Due to a planned network outage at the University of Rhode Island transmission hub, video feeds will experience brief outages on the evening of July 30 (Guam time). 

Current Status
Sonar Mapping
Update
Thanks for exploring with us! We are moving southward outside our planned operating area to avoid the impacts of incoming Typhoon Dolphin. 
11 hours 35 minutes ago
Ship Location
East of the Mariana Trench, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Our team is not available to answer questions at this time.

Current Watch

Watch Leader

Scientist

Video Engineer

Hercules Pilot

Hercules Pilot

Atalanta Pilot

Communications