Alvin
The “sub” text of 45 years at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Rick Chandler is a senior submersible engineer and administrator for the Alvin Group at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, where he’s worked for more than 45 years.
Read MoreExtraordinary Footage of Octopus Garden
Need a break? Sit back, relax, and enjoy this stunning and calming underwater footage from Octopus Garden, two miles below the ocean’s surface in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS), where thousands of mother octopuses were discovered nursing their eggs. Meditative soundtrack included.
Read MoreDiving to Octopus Garden in a Submarine
Check out this amazing footage taken from WHOI’s submersible Alvin in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS), where thousands of mother octopuses were discovered nursing their eggs in a place known as Octopus Garden. WHOI principal engineer Andy Bowen talks with Chad King, a research specialist with MBNMS, about the animals and how federally-protected marine sanctuaries are critical to the health and protection of these incredible ecosystems.
Read MoreDiscover Octopus Garden
Watch this amazing footage and learn some cool facts about octopus living two miles below the ocean’s surface, where thousands of mother octopuses were discovered nursing their eggs in a place known as Octopus Garden in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS).
Read MoreSitting atop a legend
HOV Alvin pilot Valentine Wilson sits atop the research submarine in 1966, shown here in its first incarnation. After Wilson…
Read MoreSplash in the Dark
The human-occupied submersible Alvin isn’t often recovered after dark—usually it’s on deck in time for dinner, even though the sub…
Read MoreWHOI to be Featured in Upcoming BBC Program ‘Blue Planet Live’
Scientists, engineers, vehicle operators, and ship crew from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will be a featured part of the upcoming BBC program, Blue Planet Live, which will air over four nights beginning March 24. The series will include two live broadcasts from the research vessel Atlantis showing launch and recovery of the human-occupied submersible Alvin.
Read MoreAlvin Submersible Makes 5,000th Dive
Alvin, the country’s only deep-diving research submersible capable of carrying humans to the sea floor, reached another milestone in its long career on Nov. 26, 2018, when the sub made its 5,000th dive during an expedition to the Guaymas Basin in the Gulf of California.
Read MorePodcast: Using Philanthropy to Explore the World’s Oceans
Quotes Mark Abbott
Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
My eyelids were tightly pressed down as I mustered all the tricks I could think of to get myself to…
Read MoreThe Discovery of Hydrothermal Vents
In 1977, WHOI scientists made a discovery that revolutionized our understanding of how and where life could exist on Earth and other planetary bodies.
Read MoreLife Without Guts
Piece and accompanying video highlights the Alvin sub and the discovery of hydrothermal vent life
Pop Goes the Seafloor Rock
WHOI scientists used the human-occupied submersible Alvin and the autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry to explore a surprising discovery: gas-filled volcanic rocks on the seafloor that “pop” when brought up to the surface.
Read MoreThe Hunt for Undiscovered Drugs at the Bottom of the Sea
mentions HOV Alvin
Chasing Microbes: The Secret Superheroes of Our Planet
features video of and by HOV Alvin as well as R/V Atlantis
Ancient Deep Sea Corals Need Protection From Modern Threats
mentions WHOI and HOV Alvin
BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING ON THE OCEAN FLOOR
quotes Dan Fornari and mentions Alvin sub
‘Popping rocks’ with robots
mentions WHOI and HOV Alvin
What It Feels Like at 10,000 Feet Under the Sea
video short featuring Bruce Strickrott
Do Humans Have a Future in Deep Sea Exploration?
quotes Andy Bowen and mentions HOV Alvin
Meet the Robots Crawling Along the Ocean Floor
Quotes Adam Soule and details ROV Jason.
Robotic submarine discovers centuries-old shipwreck in US
mentions WHOI and ALvin and Sentry
Long-Lost Shipwreck, Possibly From 1700s, Found Off North Carolina Coast
Since July 20th, the shipwreck story was also covered in: Sci-Tech Today, The Market Business, CNET, NYC Today, The Register, Capitalberg, Beacon Transcript, PC-Tablet, Top News, Mid-day Daily, My Fox 8, Carolina Coast Online, CBS 6, Maine News Online, Northern Californian, Alaska Dispatch News, Canada Journal, and others.
18th century shipwreck found in US
University scientists aboard WHOI research ship, Atlantis, find ship wreck off the coast of North Carolina.
