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