Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Anna Michel, chief scientist of the National Deep Submergence Facility, announces that Alvin is ready to resume its scientific duties, following a routine overhaul and U.S. Navy recertification in late June 2026.

📲Find out what it takes to safely explore in the nation's deepest-diving crewed submersible: go.whoi.edu/alvin-return


NB: Alvin is operated by WHOI, owned by the Office of Naval Research, and significantly funded by the National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

📹 by Elise Hugus & Daniel Cojanu © #WHOI