Explore the ocean LIVE with Dr. Robert Ballard and his Corps of Explorers aboard E/V Nautilus

The Highlights

Susie Hill / Ocean Exploration Trust

Hercules Launch

Hercules is lowered into the water for its launch using a crane while Dr. Ballard and Captain Chubar observe from the upper deck.

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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Hercules Launch

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Expedition Sponsors