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2026 OBSIC Schedule

All past, present and future OBSIC Schedules are made publicly available here.  Please note that this schedule only incorporates experiments which are funded AND scheduled and is subject to change without notice at any time. (See Funded, to be Scheduled Experiments) These schedules are posted to provide general guidance regarding the planned use of the OBSIC facility and should not generally be used for 'timed' planning of future experiments. At any given time, multiple, unfunded experiments may be being 'considered' by OBSIC for any given slot of availability.

Based on current published ship schedules; As of 12/9/25

P.I.Research VesselExperiment TypeObjectiveBBOBSSPOBSSMOBSExperiment Area/NameDepart DateArrive Date
WeinsThomas G. ThompsonPassiveDeploy20Matthew Hunter TrenchMay 2026June 2026
AbersThomas G. ThompsonPassiveDeploy20New ZealandOctober 2026October 2026
ShuckMarcus G. LangsethActiveDeploy & Recover52ENFAIMOctober 2026November 2026
NaifSally RidePassiveRecover27Cocos PlateNovember 2026December 2026
EilonSally RidePassiveRecover44Galapagos Triple JunctionDecember 2026January 2027