In 2021, the Alucia was sold and replaced[6] by the 87-meter OceanXplorer, a former oil exploration ship previously named Volstad Surveyor.
OceanX missions and missions aboard the MV Alucia have been responsible for: In addition to its internal science and media operations, OceanX partners with several media, science and philanthropy organizations to facilitate and support their ocean research.
[26] Its partners include the American Museum of Natural History, BBC Studios, filmmaker James Cameron, photographer Paul Nicklen, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, explorer Sylvia Earle,[4] and scientists Edith Widder[20] and Samantha Joye.
[21] OceanX co-created the #OurBluePlanet digital initiative with BBC Earth with the goal of getting 1 billion people talking about the oceans.
[27][28] In 2018, OceanX partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies to commit $185 million over four years to ocean exploration and protection efforts.