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Navy Accepts Delivery of R/V Neil Armstrong

Navy Accepts Delivery of R/V Neil Armstrong

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Carol Armstrong, ship's sponsor for the Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) research vessel (R/V) Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27), breaks a bottle across bow during a 2014 christening ceremony at Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., shipyard in Anacortes, Wash. US Navy photo.

Carol Armstrong, ship’s sponsor for the Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) research vessel (R/V) Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27), breaks a bottle across bow during a 2014 christening ceremony at Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., shipyard in Anacortes, Wash. US Navy photo.

The Navy accepted deliver of the oceanographic research vessel R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR-27) on Sept. 23 at the Dakota Creek Industries shipyard in Anacortes, Wash. Read More →

Director James Cameron's Deepsea Challenger Submarine Scorched in Truck Fire

Director James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenger Submarine Scorched in Truck Fire

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Submersible Deepsea Challenger on July 23, 2015 following an early morning accident. Connecticut State Police Photo

Submersible Deepsea Challenger on July 23, 2015 following an early morning accident. Connecticut State Police Photo

Deepsea Challenger — the submersible that brought film maker James Cameron to the deepest known spot on the ocean floor — was damaged when the truck carrying it caught fire Thursday, according to a statement from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute provided to USNI News. Read More →