Leg 1 A Success!
Leg 1 of VISIONS 2025 (completed August 15) was successful in achieving all the planned science objectives, and two recovery dives at
August 17, 2025
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That’s a Wrap: VISIONS’25 Leg 1
Leg 1 of VISIONS 2025 (completed August 15) was successful in achieving all of the planned science objectives, and two recovery dives
August 16, 2025
Wind, Waves, Krill, and Seafloor Ice
Working at sea brings unique challenges. The one we commonly experience on RCA cruises is weather, specifically wind and waves. When wind
August 13, 2025
V25 Leg 1 Students’ Reflections on Hydrothermal Vents
On August 8th, we visited the ASHES Hydrothermal Field near the western caldera wall of Axial Seamount. This was the first dive
August 11, 2025
Calm Seas and Shallow Profilers
August 8, 2025 It is hard to believe that it has only been four days since the R/V Atlantis left port. So
August 9, 2025
August 8, 2025
Kamchatka M8.8 Earthquake and Tsunami’s Captured by the RCA
Kamchatka M8.8 Earthquake and Tsunami’s Reach Across the Pacific to NSF’s OOI Regional Cabled Array Deborah Kelley1, Joe Duprey1, Wendi Ruef 1,
August 6, 2025
Away We Go – Diving Begins
The past week has been a whirlwind of activity in preparation for departure on August 4 – all team members arrived onboard
August 6, 2025
Nicole Liew Blog Leg 1
August 14th, 2025 Today during a dive relocating the digital still camera (CAMDS) at Southern Hydrate Ridge, there were newly active methane
August 2, 2025
VISIONS’25 is soon to depart!
The University of Washington Regional Cabled Array team is currently preparing for the 11th Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Expedition for the cabled
July 9, 2025