The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration set an ROV out to explore the Gulf of Mexico and has kept the public updated with videos of the 23-day expedition in 2017.
Media: San Antonio Express-NewsWhen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration set an underwater vessel out to explore the Gulf of Mexico, they were expecting to find a shipwreck.
Instead, the Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
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NOAA has kept the public updated with videos of the 23-day expedition, including a new one posted to Facebook that shows the remotely operated vehicle touring through the contents of the container.
It is unclear how deep the shipping container was found.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Okeanos Explorer found a 40-foot shipping container including washing machines and freezers, according to the NOAA Facebook page and website.
Though not the shipwreck NOAA was hoping for, the markings left by animals on the items provides clues as to when they began colonizing, and growth rates, the administration's website said.
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"The dive also served as a reminder that, even in the deep ocean, humans can have an impact," the NOAA website said.
This expedition was the first of three — Okeanos will venture back out in the Gulf for further exploration exercises.
See what the expedition uncovered at the bottom of the Gulf in the gallery above.
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