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Bear-ing Away

The research vessel Bear, shown here steaming out of Woods Hole, was built during World War II to carry troops in the South Pacific. After the war, WHOI saw the vessel’s potential to contribute to marine science, and in 1952 purchased the 103-foot boat. During the next decade, Bear made 193 research trips in the western…

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Bear-ing Away
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Bear-ing Away

Bringing it Back
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Bringing it Back

Spinal Signs
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Spinal Signs

A Glittering Find
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A Glittering Find

A Sphere With a View
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A Sphere With a View

Special Delivery
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Special Delivery

Pumping Out Antibiotics
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Pumping Out Antibiotics

Albatross Farewell
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Albatross Farewell

Almost Home
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Almost Home

Critical Detail
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Critical Detail

Listening to the Tide Roll In
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Listening to the Tide Roll In

First Time in the Water
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First Time in the Water

In the Basket
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In the Basket

A Dramatic Demonstration
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A Dramatic Demonstration

Titanic Homecoming
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Titanic Homecoming

Taking Flight
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Taking Flight

Research Relics
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Research Relics

Glacial Pace
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Glacial Pace

Pinpoint Accuracy
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Pinpoint Accuracy

Old, Cold Seafloor
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Old, Cold Seafloor

Tale of the Scales
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Tale of the Scales

Top Floor
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Top Floor

Just Passing Through
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Just Passing Through

Good Dive!
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Good Dive!

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