Alvin 6500
Heroic Age Expedition to survey two of the world’s most famous shipwrecks
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, in partnership with WHOI, will undertake “once-in-a-generation” expedition to survey Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Quest and Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova. Read more >
Read MoreWhat motivates someone to explore the ocean’s extremes in Alvin?
Find out from Benen Elshakhs, a WHOI mechanical engineer and pilot of the deepest-diving crewed submersible in the US!
Read MoreAlvin & DeepVenture in Bermuda, The Royal Gazette
“Researchers to test submersible in island’s waters”, The Royal Gazette
Read MoreYankee Magazine Favorite Photos 2025
Alvin and Atlantis make Yankee Magazine favorite photos of 2025.
Read MoreAlvin discovers volcanic eruption in East Pacific Rise
Dr. Andrew Wozniak (University of Delaware) led an Alvin cruise to the East Pacific Rise where Alvin discovered an eruption was taking place. Watch the footage from before and after the eruption.
Read MoreIlluminating the Abyss, Eos
The June issue of Eos includes articles about both mROV and Alvin. The mROV vehicles are highlighted as step in maintaining the US as the leader in the field and Alvin for upgraded capabilities allowing exploration of deeper depths and allowing access to 99% of the sea floor.
Read MoreDeep-Sea Submarine Alvin Documents Remains of Two Navy Wrecks – Naval History and Heritage Command
Alvin documented sunken U.S. Navy submarine off the coast of San Diego this February.
Read MoreAn Upgraded Alvin Puts New Ocean Depths Within Reach
Eos article profiles upgraded Alvin as a key tool in ocean exploration.
Read MoreCNN: Humans can dive deeper into the world’s oceans than ever before with Alvin
WHOI scientists talk with CNN about what the sub’s latest upgrade means for deep-sea science. Read the whole story.
Read MoreA look back at Alvin science verification (video)
The human-occupied submersible Alvin is ready to return to scientific research at its newly certified maximum depth of 6500 meters (4 miles). That’s the conclusion of a team of scientists who have spent the past three weeks taking the iconic sub through its paces at locations at the Puerto Rico Trench and Mid-Cayman Rise, testing its scientific…
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