Erin Garza processes a plastic sample collected from the Puerto Rico Trench. (Photo by Marley Parker, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) As the Alvin Team runs through their pre-dive checklist, Erin…
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Dr. Rosa León Zayas exits Alvin with a big smile after completing the first science dive to abyssal depths in the Puerto Rico Trench. (Photo by Marley Parker, ©Woods Hole…
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León Zayas emerge de Alvin después de bucear a 6.055 metros de profundidad en la Trinchera de Puerto Rico. (Por Marley Parker, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Después del desayuno, el…
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What’s Alvin going to do with that 6500 certification? It’s bringing people to so much more of the seafloor-and bringing back samples so we can learn more about the ocean…
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A team at NAVSEA headquarters stands beneath a replica of Alvin as it appeared in the late-1970s. From left to right: Kim Tran (SEA 05), Chip Tucker (SEA 05), Van…
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Bruce Strickrott smiles as Chief Scientist Adam Soule signs the final pre-dive check sheet for the first science dive since Alvin received its 6,500 meter certification. Marley Parker Ⓒ Woods…
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WHOI software engineer Stefano Suman inside Alvin with the sub’s navigation screen above him. (Photo by Ken Kostel, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Segal’s Law states (albeit ironically) that someone with…
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Rick Sanger preps Alvin for Dive 5081. (Photo by Alvin Team, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Dive 5085 came up after achieving what was then a record depth for Alvin of…
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Yesterday’s Alvin dive landed on the seafloor around 5670 meters and, after the crew inside completed their checks, picked up and drove north down the sloping seafloor of the Puerto…
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Years can elapse between the time that a scientist writes a grant proposal and the day Atlantis actually arrives over a chosen dive site. That period is almost entirely unscripted…
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