The Cruel Sea

Wide Eye Productions just wrapped up a shoot in the South Pacific on board an oceanographic research vessel.  The shoot documented a study of the Samoan Passage, a deep underwater canyon and “choke point” in the Pacific Ocean.   University of Washington Oceanographer Matthew Alford contributed this report about the voyage. You can read more of…

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Into the Deep

Wide Eye Productions just wrapped up a shoot in the South Pacific on board an oceanographic research vessel.  The shoot documented a study of the Samoan Passage, a deep underwater canyon and “choke point” in the Pacific Ocean.   University of Washington Oceanographer Matthew Alford contributed this report about the voyage. You can read more of…

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Mapping the Seafloor

Wide Eye Productions just wrapped up a shoot in the South Pacific on board an oceanographic research vessel.  The shoot documented a study of the Samoan Passage, a deep underwater canyon and “choke point” in the Pacific Ocean.   University of Washington Oceanographer Matthew Alford contributed this report about the voyage. You can read more of…

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Will it Crush? Maiden Voyage

Wide Eye Productions just wrapped up a shoot in the South Pacific on board an oceanographic research vessel.  The shoot documented a study of the Samoan Passage, a deep underwater canyon and “choke point” in the Pacific Ocean.   University of Washington Oceanographer Matthew Alford contributed this report about the voyage. You can read more of…

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Into the Drink

Wide Eye Productions just wrapped up a shoot in the South Pacific on board an oceanographic research vessel.  The shoot documented a study of the Samoan Passage, a deep underwater canyon and “choke point” in the Pacific Ocean.   University of Washington Oceanographer Matthew Alford contributed this report about the voyage. You can read more of…

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Underway

Wide Eye Productions just wrapped up a shoot in the South Pacific on board an oceanographic research vessel.  The shoot documented a study of the Samoan Passage, an underwater “choke point” in the Pacific Ocean.   University of Washington Oceanographer Matthew Alford contributed this report about the voyage. You can read more of his Samoan Passage…

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Samoan Surprises

THE HARD RAIN. REALLY HARD. Our second and last night at Aggie’s proved to be very eventful and very peaceful at the same time. A monsoon-hard rain fell all night long, which was the eventful part, and the incredible downpour kept the barking dog conference from convening, which was the peaceful part. All in all,…

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Samoan Passage – Ready the Ship

Producer, David Cuoio and Research Scientist, Matthew Alford contributed to this report.   ON THE BOAT The Kilo Moana is an impressive 225-foot, twin-hulled ship built for oceanographic research. This morning, Photographer, Tom Hadzor and the University of Washington scientists, expedition leader Matthew Alford and his associate, John Mickett, are hard at work. They are…

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Samoan Passage – Day One

Tom Hadzor of Wide Eye Productions and I began a great adventure today. After 18 months of planning, and four flights, we are on Western Samoa in the South Pacific. The purpose: to produce a documentary for University of Washington oceanographic scientists as they conduct research into deep-ocean currents and their relationship to global climate.…

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