NOAA ship provides assistance to Northern Mariana Islands residents

Continuing a tradition of NOAA ships providing humanitarian assistance when in the vicinity of the Northern Mariana Islands, NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette delivered bottled water and other essential items in June to residents there at the request of the local mayor. In addition to transporting the supplies to the islands of Agrihan, Pagan, and Anatahan, the ship’s crew and science party helped repair equipment on the islands, including a small boat engine and a radio.