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The research vessel Marie Tharp departs the U.S. East Coast — Delaware Bay to the northwest, Chesapeake Bay astern — bound for the New England Seamount chain to participate in the Ocean Research Project's New England Seamount acoustic experiment.3:09 The expedition deploys autonomous underwater robots to study ocean circulation where the Gulf Stream bends over a chain of volcanic seamounts, a zone of poorly understood current dynamics.0:20 Scientist Nicole completes a microplastic pollution survey report from a prior expedition while underway.3:30 The crew compares American and European forecast models before a squall approaches from the west; they drop and secure all sail and prepare for heavy rolling.5:05 At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Nicole integrates a motion unit and GPS with an acoustic Doppler current profiler mounted on a bow pole to measure water velocity, current direction, and vessel motion simultaneously.6:52 The instrument installation involves a 9/16 hex-head fitting.6:30 Jerome Rand is aboard as crew. This is Part 1 of the expedition, covering departure, passage conditions, weather decision-making, and pre-deployment instrument setup.

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