Live video feed:

https://nautiluslive.org/

or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lR6fx86V_4

Explore the depths of Ironbottom Sound with Bob Ballard’s team, live

By Claire Barrett
Jul 7, 2025, 01:03 PM

From July 2 to 23, audiences will be able to embark on a rare, real-time exploration of the watery graves that tell the tale of the naval battles that spelled the difference between victory and defeat for the United States in the Pacific War.

Broadcast from Nautilus Live, the Exploration Vessel Nautilus and its team will map the shipwrecks of Ironbottom Sound during the Maritime History of Guadalcanal expedition (NA173). For three weeks, the team, led by preeminent explorer Dr. Robert Ballard, will explore the infamous waters surrounding the Solomon Islands using their remotely operated vehicles alongside the mapping capabilities of USV DriX — the University of New Hampshire’s uncrewed surface vessel...

Complete article:

https://www.militarytimes.com/...-ballards-team-live/

One of their finds was the bow of the USS New Orleans.

https://www.nola.com/news/uss-...2f-a0c762285372.html

Was watching some of the coverage. Very neat to see but I wish they had included a naval historian to better, and more quickly, identify wreckage and equipment to alleviate the watch crew's constant guessing about what something is and its use.