Since that dive series in 1985, I’ve had around 40 dives in Alvin to depths of nearly 13,000 feet — until recently close to the limit of Alvin’s capabilities.

Throughout its history, Alvin—the most active research submersible in the world and the only U.S. HOV capable of reaching ...

Alvin has contributed to numerous discoveries, including shipwrecks and ocean science. The human-operated vehicle, or HOV, has carried more than 3,000 people on over 5,000 dives to the deep.

Alvin sampling a hydrothermal vent in 2021. Photo: WHOI-MISO, D. Fornari, S. A. Soule, WHOI/NSF/2022, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The Alvin submersible is now capable of diving to 21,325 ...

The design of the replacement human-occupied vehicle (HOV) for Alvin is the result of more than 10 years of discussions and input from the scientific community.

HOV Alvin, launched off the research ship Atlantis, filmed the reef for the first time. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The Galapágos Marine Reserve (GMR), established in 1998 by the ...

A Silver Alert has been issued for a 66-year-old man reported missing in Alvin. ... Read full article: Several lanes closed on Northwest Freeway after 18-wheeler crash in HOV lane.