The Institute for Exploration's Little Hercules ROV is deployed from NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2012. Download larger version (jpg, 10.6 MB).
The Institute for Exploration's Little Hercules ROV is deployed from NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Gulf of Mexico 2012. Download larger version (jpg, 10.6 MB).
After losing yesterday's dive to the weather, everyone was anxious to get back in the water. At approximately 0700, it looked like we may lose another day to thunderstorms and high waves. Fortunately, there was a break in storms moving through the area and the seas stayed relatively flat. We launched Little Herc at 1015, about two hours later than normal. Today's dive at Mississippi Canyon lease block 036 marked our fifth and final dive of the expedition focused on deep coral communities in the vicinity of Deepwater Horizon.
