Loading the Ship The VISIONS ’11 science crew is working hard to be ready to load the ship when it arrives at the UW dock on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 9. Read More » August 8, 2011
Completion of Segment 1 Burial We have successfully completed burial on Segment 1! Read More » July 31, 2011
Leaps and Bounds at the Shore Station Anticipation intensifies, even as the recent flurry of activity at the Pacific City shore station has begun to subside. Read More » July 29, 2011
Segment 5 Installation Completed We spent the morning laying the last portion of the segment 5 cable, followed by 2kms of ground rope and finally the anchor. Read More » July 24, 2011
Laying Segment 5 The plow and ROV have given us a bit of extra work these past two to three days. Read More » July 23, 2011
Bustling Shore Station Things are still bustling at the OOI shore station in Pacific City. Read More » July 22, 2011
At-Sea Installation Phases Installation of the OOI cabled at-sea network will take place in phases. Read More » July 21, 2011
Installing the Land Cable Chris Hoyt, University of Washington OOI Field Operations Manager reports on the land cable installation activities at the OOI Shore Station Read More » July 20, 2011
TE SubCom Dependable Propulsion System One of the fascinating features of this ship is its unconventional propulsion system. This system is comprised of two stern thrusters that rotate Read More » July 19, 2011
Divers at Work Divers are working nearshore with a jet pump to bury the shore-end of the northern segment Read More » July 18, 2011