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New York Times: 25,000 Barrels Possibly Laced With DDT Are Found Off California Coast

April 29, 2021

Images, samples, and sidescan of several corroded barrels on the sea floor off the coast of California captured by ROV Jason and AUV Sentry in 2011 helped UC Santa Barbara scientist David Valentine uncover a massive…

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Meet the Alvin 6500 Team: Drew Bewley

March 20, 2021
Drew Bewley in the Alvin birdcage

An Alvin pilot and electrical section leader on flying a sub he helped design. Read the full interview with Drew here.

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Oceanus Magazine: Racing an undersea volcano

March 19, 2021

Scientists hurry to map the seafloor with Sentry before the next volcanic eruption on the East Pacific Rise.

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NPR Shortwave: A Quick Dive Into How Submarines Work

March 18, 2021

  Listen to Alvin Program Manager Bruce Strickrott explain how Alvin stays in one piece under the enormous pressure of the ocean.

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Physics World Podcast: Adam Soule on Alvin’s past and future

February 19, 2021
Adam Soule diving in Alvin

Listen to Adam Soule talking about HOV Alvin–it’s storied history and promising future on this podcast from Physics World. The Alvin portion begins at 18:20.

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Meet the Alvin 6500 Team: Danik Forsman

January 26, 2021

An Alvin pilot and mechanical section leader on building a sub with his own hands. Read the whole interview here.

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WIRED: The Oldest Crewed Deep Sea Submarine Just Got a Big Makeover

January 6, 2021

WIRED Magazine interviews Alvin Group Manager Bruce Strickrott and Chief Scientist for Deep Submergence Adam Soule about the 6,500 meter overhaul.

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Meet the Alvin 6500 Team: Lane Abrams

January 6, 2021
Senior Engineer Lane Abrams with the Alvin birdcage. This frame holds all the the electronic components of the sub while it is disassembled. (© Daniel Hentz, WHOI)

Senior Electrical Engineer Lane Abrams moves from the drawing board to the deep ocean. Read the whole interview here.

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Meet the Alvin 6500 Team: Francis Elder

December 17, 2020
Francis Elder tests the new hydraulicly powered intensifier pump for Alvin’s variable ballast system. The new pump was designed and built in-house and will be able to withstand the pressure at Alvin’s new depth of 6,500 meters. (Daniel Hentz © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Lead Mechanical Engineer Francis Elder helps re-draw Alvin’s future. Read the full interview here.

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AGU Alvin press briefing

December 12, 2020

Watch the Fall 2020 Meeting Press Briefing: Overhaul to take Human Occupied Vehicle Alvin to greater extremes

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