IODP Platforms and Vessels

IODP is a multi-platform marine research program involving a riserless drilling vessel, a riser drilling vessel, and mission-specific platforms. Three Implementing Organizations (IOs), in Japan, the USA, and Europe, serve as science operators of the various ships and platforms.

Riserless Vessel: JOIDES Resolution	Riser Vessel: Chikyu	Mission-Specific Platforms