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Topic: Navigation

October 13, 2020: Launch Boat 2904 from the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson conducts a hydrographic survey of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Louisiana to search for navigational hazards after Hurricane Delta came through the area. An offshore oil platform in the background.

NOAA survey teams respond to Hurricane Delta

October 15, 2020

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October 13, 2020: Launch Boat 2904 from the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson conducts a hydrographic survey of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Louisiana to search for navigational hazards after Hurricane Delta came through the area. An offshore oil platform in the background.

Cargo ship enters PortMiami.

Get to know Precision Marine Navigation

July 15, 2020

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marine commerce

Cargo ship enters PortMiami.

Two large red-colored sensors sit on the deck of a ship.The New York City skyline can be seen in the background. NOAA oceanographers deploy sensors like these in the water to measure the tidal currents for a period of time and then return to collect them. These two were recovered from the Hudson River, just off the coast of lower Manhattan.

NOAA safeguarding navigation in New York Harbor

February 5, 2020

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tides and currents

Two large red-colored sensors sit on the deck of a ship.The New York City skyline can be seen in the background. NOAA oceanographers deploy sensors like these in the water to measure the tidal currents for a period of time and then return to collect them. These two were recovered from the Hudson River, just off the coast of lower Manhattan.

Electronic navigational chart.

Podcast: Navigating the sea with digital charts

May 3, 2019

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Electronic navigational chart.

Navigation Response Team responds to a sunken vessel.

Meet a navigation response team member

April 22, 2019

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Navigation Response Team responds to a sunken vessel.

World Magnetic Model

The World Magnetic Model is getting a reboot. Here's why it's a big deal.

February 4, 2019

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World Magnetic Model

A partially submerged vessel.

NOAA detects navigation hazards following Hurricane Michael

October 18, 2018

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A partially submerged vessel.

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Do we still need lighthouses?

August 9, 2018

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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

The Port of Long Beach.

Precision navigation: Next-generation solutions for mariners in our busy waterways

January 9, 2018

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The Port of Long Beach.

Teenagers swimming near Moro Castle, Havana, Cuba

U.S., Cuba agree on efforts to improve maritime navigation safety

March 21, 2016

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nautical charts and maps

charts and maps

Teenagers swimming near Moro Castle, Havana, Cuba

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