{"id":3520,"date":"2022-09-09T02:24:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T02:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svk.dlr.mybluehost.me\/?p=3520"},"modified":"2023-10-01T14:50:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T14:50:41","slug":"noaa-ocean-exploration-clipper-endeavor-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conservationopportunity.org\/en\/noaa-ocean-exploration-clipper-endeavor-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"NOAA Ocean Exploration dives off Puerto Rico in search of Clipper Endeavor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer lowering the ROV off the coast of Puerto Rico.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The National Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration in conjunction with <\/span>Air\/Sea Heritage Foundation<\/span><\/a> explored offshore Puerto Rico from August 25 to September 2, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

The dive was transmitted live since May, with the beginning of the expedition in other areas of the Caribbean. Its broadcast would begin at 6:45 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. ET on Sept. 2, with the expectation of exploring the deep water and trying to find the <\/span>Clipper Endeavor.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Clipper was a commercial light aircraft that crashed into the sea a few miles off San Juan in 1952. NOAA Ocean Exploration even warned that if they found human remains, they were going to cut the live broadcast. Reports on the expeditions will be submitted to <\/span>its pages<\/span><\/a> in 60 to 90 days.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cBluntnose sixgill shark\u201d as seen from the three cameras and the ROV map.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

This type of NOAA expedition has been conducted since 2015 in the different depths of the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, aboard the Okeanos Explorer, a vessel that carries a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that allows live transmission and visualization of maps. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to NOAA, most of the space to which they submerged the ROV is largely unexplored. The <\/span>\u201cVoyage to the Ridge 2022\u201d<\/span><\/a>, The exploration, the name given to the exploration, is divided into three phases, the last round being in Puerto Rico.<\/span><\/p>\n

The organization hoped to learn about the geological context of the northern Atlantic Ocean in order to understand future geohazards and the species that live in these deep areas that can reach 6,000 meters underwater.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Part of a plastic bicycle.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Crab in coral.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Garbage, including cans, in the background.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Although they did not find the plane, on August 25 they were able to see something that appeared to be a cushion which gave some \u201chope\u201d that it is connected to the 1952 event. However, they did find a lot of trash and at least one species never before seen alive by them. With the finding of large amounts of debris, the scientists who monitored the ROV find the situation \u201cunfortunate,\u201d as they explain, \u201cit is almost impossible\u201d to perform underwater cleanups at such depths.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the findings were:<\/span><\/p>\n