Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Take a tour of R/V Atlantis! Kerry Strom from our Marine Operations team guides a tour of this WHOI-operated, Office of Naval Research-owned Global Class vessel.
Along the way, meet Alvin pilot Bruce Strickrott for a deep dive into the history and recent upgrades to the nation's deepest-diving, human-occupied submersible. Hear about other deep sea research vehicles from Anna Michel, chief scientist of the National Deep Submergence Facility, and learn about software that keeps Alvin and Atlantis connected from NDSF's Isaac Vandor. Along the way, you'll get a peek at where scientists and crew sleep—and find out what they eat while spending weeks at sea! Finally, say "bon voyage" as Atlantis departs Woods Hole for engineering tests in the deep waters off the coast of Bermuda!
Produced by Elise Hugus & Daniel Cojanu © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
📣 R/V Atlantis and Alvin are owned by the Office of Naval Research and significantly funded by the National Science Foundation
Take a tour of R/V Atlantis! Kerry Strom from our Marine Operations team guides a tour of this WHOI-operated, Office of Naval Research-owned Global Class vessel.
Along the way, meet Alvin pilot Bruce Strickrott for a deep dive into the history and recent upgrades to the nation's deepest-diving, human-occupied submersible. Hear about other deep sea research vehicles from Anna Michel, chief scientist of the National Deep Submergence Facility, and learn about software that keeps Alvin and Atlantis connected from NDSF's Isaac Vandor. Along the way, you'll get a peek at where scientists and crew sleep—and find out what they eat while spending weeks at sea! Finally, say "bon voyage" as Atlantis departs Woods Hole for engineering tests in the deep waters off the coast of Bermuda!
Produced by Elise Hugus & Daniel Cojanu © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
📣 R/V Atlantis and Alvin are owned by the Office of Naval Research and significantly funded by the National Science Foundation
