Pictured Above:  Fugro’s Blue Essence uncrewed surface vehicle retrieves the Fugro Blue Volta electric remotely operated vehicle in the North Sea on March 3, 2022. NOAA and Fugro are partnering to develop and use uncrewed systems for ocean exploration to enhance the efficiency and reach of NOAA’s mission to explore the deep ocean.  (Image credit: Courtesy of...Read More

Note: Because of severe weather, the ROV dives scheduled for Sept. 16–17 have been postponed.  The team plans to resume dives and livestreams on Thursday, Sept. 18. The ship-to-shore hosted event (link below) on Wednesday will proceed as scheduled. For additional info, photos and updates, click HERE. Hudson Canyon, the largest deep-sea canyon off the...Read More

NASA is inviting the public to join the agency’s Artemis II test flight as four astronauts venture around the Moon and back to test systems and hardware needed for deep space exploration. As part of the agency’s “Send Your Name with Artemis II” effort, anyone can claim their spot by signing up before Jan. 21, 2026....Read More

Experimental services improve flood communications for emergency managers and the public The longstanding demand for event-driven flood inundation mapping (FIM) has increased dramatically in recent years as a high value source of actionable information for emergency and water resource managers to prepare, mitigate, and respond to flood impacts.  In response, the  National Water Center  of...Read More

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has introduced a long-term schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of America and Alaska’s Cook Inlet.   The inclusion of at least 30 lease sales in the Gulf of America underscores the region’s indispensable role in America’s energy ecosystem,...Read More

NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On – Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory, the first NOAA satellite fully dedicated to continuous, operational space weather observations is now in Florida preparing for its Fall 2025 launch (no earlier than September 23, 2025). SWFO-L1 arrived at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility in Titusville, Florida in late July.  There, it will...Read More

The Coast Guard has recently updated its playbook for handling emergencies.  The 2025 Incident Management Handbook (IMH) is the first update in over a decade, and reflects the latest best practices in national emergency response. It’s easier to use and understand, with clearer language and a better structure for quickly finding important information.  Click HERE...Read More

During a recent expedition led by the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute  (OECI), which is based at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, together with support from NOAA Ocean Exploration (NOAA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), testing of a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) resulted in advancement to uncrewed systems...Read More

GO Asset Leasing Provides a Cost-Effective Solution to Offshore Maritime Mission Capital Expense and Downtime Guice Offshore, widely known as the U.S. Flag leader in the operation of dynamically positioned mini supply and multi-purpose vessels for the offshore maritime specialty market, has launched GO Asset Leasing to meet the growing demand for lease-ready maritime vessel...Read More

To see what the Coast Guard Research and Development Center is working on in 2025, click HERE. In a recent blog entitled “Why Coast Guard Research Is Essential To Every Mission” published on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Maritime Commons, Vice Admiral Nathan A. Moore, Commander, Atlantic Area noted the Spring 2025 issue of Proceedings Magazine (a...Read More