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Okeanos Explorer (EX1803): Gulf of Mexico (ROV & Mapping)

Published by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 25, 2026 at 10:52 PM | Dataset Last Updated: April 11, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Operations will include the use of the ships deep water mapping systems (Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar, EK60 split-beam fisheries sonars, Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-bottom profiler sonar, and Teledyne Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler), XBT and CTD casts in support of multibeam sonar mapping operations, OERs two-body ROV Deep Discoverer and Seirios, and the ships high-bandwidth satellite connection for continuous real-time ship-to-shore communications. Operations are planned in and around the US Gulf of Mexico and potentially the international waters of the Gulf.

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