The moment it all began this week 👏 Each Friday of this epic Swim4TheOcean mission, we will be sharing a long-form YouTube video, bringing you right inside the journey 📹 Follow Jono and the crew behind him as they navigate long days in the water, tough conditions, and life on the road, all in support of a simple but urgent goal - protecting the moana 🌊 Plus you'll catch some never-before-seen moments 👀 Episode 1 is now LIVE! Head to https://loom.ly/2QKhtD8 to watch now 🌊 | Live Ocean

Check out this time-lapse video of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer literally breaking out (of ice), leaving Rhode Island and heading to the warmer waters of the Caribbean. For more on the expedition, visit: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1502/background/leg1/welcome.html [Video source: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1502/background/leg1/media/ex1502-ice.html] | NOAA Ocean Exploration

Meet the team of extraordinary scientists and explorers delivering science “firsts” from the most advanced, high-tech research vessel on the ocean today, the OceanXplorer. #OceanXplorers premieres tonight at 9/8c on National Geographic TV. Streaming the next day on Disney and Hulu. | National Geographic