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Near the summit of the ~16 m-tall El Guapo chimney, sulfide worms, and tubeworms colonize the younger part of the new sulfide growth. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.

A rattail fish, 1500 m water depth, investigates the ROV Jason looking at a small chimney complex by the 16 m-tall chimney called El Guapo. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.

The summit of the 9 meter chimney in the International District Hydrothermal Field is covered in a beautiful tubeworm bush, limpets, and blue ciliates. It now hosts two chimlets venting high-temperature clear fluids. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.

Katie Bigham, an ex UW School of Oceanography undergraduate student who now is part of the Cabled Array team, leads the 8 hour dive in the International District Hydrothermal Field. Also shown is UW Oceanography undergraduate student Brison Grey documenting the dive at the left logging station. Julie Nelson (right), a Professor at Grays Harbor College, collects 4K video. Credit: Bing Yu Lee, University of Washington, V18.

A flow meter for hydrothermal vents is deployed at the small Diva chimney, held in the arm of Jason. Here, fluids are issuing the anhydrite-rich structure at ~ 290°C. The flow meter was designed by Leonid Germanovich, Clemson University. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.

Every year when we are diving in the International District Hydrothermal Field, very large fish, ~ 4 feet! in length come to investigate what we are doing. They swim slowly in the 2.4°C waters. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.

Bing Yu Lee, University of Washington ESS undergratuate student, learns to take fluid samples collected with the CTD Niskin bottles. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V18.

A temperature probe is embedded in the anhydrite-rich (CaSO4) chimney called Virgin mound in the ASHES hydrothermal field. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI; V18

The orifice at the base of the hydrothermal chimney called Mushroom is marked by a strong jet of high temperature hydrothermal fluid. Sulfide worms, scale worms and limpets are bathed in a mixture of the high temperature fluid and seawater. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.

A CTD is deployed off the R/V Revelle at the Axial Base site. Here, water depth is 2600 m (8858 ft). Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V18.

Riah Buchanan, DXARTS Ph.D student at the University of Washington, learns how to process water samples onboard the R/V Revelle from taken >600 ft beneath the oceans'surface. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V18.

Views from the deck of the R/V Roger Revelle never disappoints. Credit: Riah Buchanan, University of Washington, V18.

The UW-APL-built high definition camera lights up the 12-13 ft tall hot spring deposit called Mushroom, nearly 5000 ft beneath the oceans surface at the summit of Axial Seamount. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI,V18.

On July 4, the Regional Cabled Array high definition camera, built by the UW, was reinstalled at the actively venting chimney 'Mushroom' in the ASHES hydrothermal field on Axial Seamount. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.

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The R/V Revelle transits to Axial Seamount at the beginning of Leg 2 of the NSF-OOI-UW Cabled Array VISIONS18 cruise. Credit: E. Hudson, University of Washington, V18.

Deb Kelley, Chief Scientist of the Cabled Array cruises, catches a brief bit of downtime in the sun onboard the R/V Revelle during the Legs 1-2 transition. Credit. T. Manning, University of Washington, V18.

The R/V Revelle leaves Newport to start Leg 2 of the NSF-OOI-UW Cabled Array VISIONS18 cruise. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V18.

Amy Larsen, UW School of Oceanography undergraduate student, looks out towards the Pacific Ocean as the R/V Revelle transits out of Newport Oregon the first day of Leg 2 of the NSF-OO-UW Cabled Array cruise. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington. Credit: M. Elend, University of Washington, V18.

UW School of Oceanography student, Brison Gray, demonstrates getting into a survival suit onboard the R/V Revelle, the first day of Leg 2 of the Cabled Array VISIONS18 expedition. Credit: M. Elend, UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, V18.

During Leg 1 (RR1809) of the NSF-funded Cabled Array cruise, there were 10 student participants from the University of Washington. From Left to  Right: Deb Kelley (Chief Scientist and Instructor), Rachel Scott, Brittney Slucher, Eve Hudson, Katie Keil, Julie Nelson (Professor at Grays Harbor College and Scientist on the OOI cruise), Leroy Miller, Kaite Gonzalez, Bing-Yu Lee, and Terrie Manning. Not shown is Theresa Whorley and Brendan Philip. Credit: T. Whorley.