NOAA to Hold Keel-Laying Ceremony for New Charting, Mapping Vessel

NOAA works with BoatUS on derelict marine vessels

The non-profit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water has developed a database that will identify the locations of abandoned and derelict vessels (ADVs) across the U.S., freely associated states and U.S. territories and track their removal. Created in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program, this national database will allow visitors to report abandoned and derelict vessels …

NOAA to Hold Keel-Laying Ceremony for New Charting, Mapping Vessel

NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will celebrate the keel-laying for Navigator, the second of two new charting and mapping vessels being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC., in Houma, Louisiana.The…