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09-JUN-2011 Walter O. Koenig

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

A Wes Anderson Film about a washed up Oceanographer.

Pictured is the NOAAS Okeanos Explorer (R 337) an exploratory vessel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Its focus is on gathering scientific information about oceans for the public as well as for scientific uses. As much as 95% of the ocean remains unexplored.
The ship is equipped with cameras and will provide real-time viewing of the ocean floor for scientists and for the public.
This is a pioneering use of what NOAA calls "telepresence technology". The Okeanos Explorer is the only vessel owned by the U.S. government that is dedicated to exploring the seabed and ocean crust. Its mission has been compared to the lunar landing.

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Guest 18-Jun-2011 12:14
I see he is a foorball fan! :)
Mieke WA Minkjan18-Jun-2011 07:42
wonderful picture of a working ship!
LynnH18-Jun-2011 01:11
Convenient to have the NOAA ship handy for this film title. Very cool!
Wei O'Connell17-Jun-2011 05:45
Thanks for the info. I watched some programs about exploring the ocean with this kind of vessels on the discovery channel - totally amazing!!!!
Linda Willets17-Jun-2011 05:08
Interesting facts, Walter!
j>a>e>17 :):):)17-Jun-2011 05:03
calm & coooliooo water & flick!!!!! dream~dare~dive innnnnnnnnnn!!!! :):):):)
Cindi Smith17-Jun-2011 04:51
Wow, that is amazing. A good one for the film. I like this idea, sir!
Karen Stuebing16-Jun-2011 21:41
Now, if NOAA could only predict the weather accurately. :) Just kidding. Super capture of this big ship. V.
Doug Cruden16-Jun-2011 21:39
Don't know this film Walter - will have to add it to my list of DVD rentals :o))
Stephanie16-Jun-2011 21:31
There is certainly a lot of earth left to explore! :)
Janice Dunn16-Jun-2011 19:51
You picked the right ship to go with the movie...
larose forest photos16-Jun-2011 19:36
Never heard of this movie, yet it sound like it might be interesting. A super shot anyway, for the title. Let's hope we manage to find out a bit more about life under the waves before we succeed in destroying it all! V
franz16-Jun-2011 18:56
Zizou marque de la tête...Kopfstoss Zizou! BV Captain WOK
J. Scott Coile16-Jun-2011 17:44
I need to look into that movie. I am reading this description with the NOAA computer voice in my head ;-)
Guest 16-Jun-2011 15:32
Wow!!! 95 % still unexplored!!!!! and we think we know everything!!! Very nice capture Walter, and thank you so much for the info!!!
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