(tranquil music)
- [Narrator] As we explore the Pacific Ocean,
we wanted to reintroduce you to our ship,
exploration vessel Nautilus.
In 2021, we completed a partial refit of Nautilus
making a series of improvements to the vessel's layout
and her capabilities.
This included constructing
a cutting-edge mission control center,
lengthening the back deck by four meters,
installing a new crane,
and constructing new cabins
to bring even more explorers to sea.
Mission control is where ROV dives
are coordinated and controlled.
It brings all teams and data together into one space.
Operations in the front row controlling the vehicles.
and the science, data, and communications teams
in the second row
directing sampling efforts and sharing observations.
The video engineer controls the live feeds coming in
from any of 23 cameras above and underwater,
as well as the focus and zoom for our ROV cameras.
To their right, pilots sit side by side with the navigator
working as a team to safely operate the vehicles underwater.
The navigator controls the ship's movements
with the bridge officers.
While the Argus pilot maintains ROV depth
using a winch control
and using the thrusters
maintains a big view over Hercules.
The Hercules pilot controls the ROV on the seafloor
sending commands through its cable and tether
for sampling or any of our imaging surveys.
This row, seats our science, data, and communications teams
who coordinate the dive.
The data logger records all samples and observations
with the watch leader and science team members,
leading the dive.
They do this with the help of a team of scientists ashore.
A science communication fellow
helps share the dive as it's happening,
facilitating conversation around the context
of our discoveries,
and involving our global audience of explorers,
bringing them right into the control room.
The new, live broadcast studio,
equips our team to share our story with students
all around the world.
And if you're an educator or community leader,
and would like to schedule a live ship to shore interaction
for your class,
click on the link above.
We have big exploration goals,
and we needed a bigger back deck to accomplish them.
To do this, we commissioned
a four-meter deck extension
to lengthen Nautilus to 68 meters.
This built a bigger, safer working deck
for deploying vehicles like ROVs, Hercules, and Argus,
and also space for future collaborations
with autonomous vehicles.
We showcased this layout in 2021,
with our Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute
technology demonstration,
binging three new pieces of tech on board.
If you haven't seen those videos, check 'em out
they're a great preview to the future of ocean exploration.
One new piece of equipment
you might have spotted on deck is a new crane.
This Guerra, folding knuckle-boom crane
has four-ton working load,
allowing us to lift and deploy equipment
from both sides of the ship
with greater flexibility than we've had in the past.
On the bridge, our officers control a new, updated engine
allowing them to efficiently move the ship
in coordination with the exploration needs.
This engine produces over 1,700 horsepower
carrying us at around 12 knots of cruising speed.
With the addition of the new cabins,
Nautilus is now home to up to 50 scientists,
mariners, and innovators
who all make our expeditions possible.
Our data lab is where science mapping
and data engineering teams
gathered to plan missions,
write dive reports, and process data.
This is also where our mapping team
processes the multibeam data gathered on expeditions.
The recently refreshed wet lab
has workspace for biological, geological,
chemical, and water sample processing
as those samples come back from the seafloor,
and the water column.
Like the data lab,
the space was built to be flexible
so the area can adapt to the needs of dozens of scientists
who join us on expedition throughout the season.
We love this ship and showcasing it,
and all the ways that you can join us on expedition.
We look forward to you coming along
and continuing to explore with us
on our next adventure of discovery.