Revealing Roo Rise: OceanX Expedition Establishes a New Scientific Baseline for the High Seas
OceanX completes a 22-day scientific voyage aboard R/V OceanXplorer, mapping more than 12,800 square kilometers of seabed and documenting deep-sea biodiversity in the high seas.
OceanX has announced the completion of High Seas: Revealing Roo Rise, a 22-day scientific expedition conducted aboard the research vessel R/V OceanXplorer. The voyage focused on investigating one of the little-studied high seas regions in the eastern Indian Ocean to establish a new scientific baseline for the high seas.[1][2]
During the mission, the expedition mapped more than 12,800 square kilometers of seabed and documented deep-sea biodiversity across the remote region. OceanX issued the announcement from Singapore via Media OutReach Newswire on August 4, 2026, following the conclusion of the research effort in the eastern Indian Ocean.[1][2]
