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Office of Marine & Aviation Operations (OMAO) parent organizations

Department of Commerce (DOC)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  - Office of Marine & Aviation Operations (OMAO)

OMAO administers the NOAA fleet of ships & aircraft and trains divers to safely facilitate Earth observation.

Preparing the Pelorus for Shipment

2017

Apr 03

Divers wrap an archaeological artifact after recovery.

Photo:

Mike Cole/NPS

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Divers Tim Thie (NPS, on left) and Robert Schwemmer (NOAA) wrap the recovered pelorus in salt water-soaked towels and shrink wrap to prepare it for overnight shipment to a conservation lab in Chico, CA.

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Operation

General

Discovery, Diver, Maritime Archaeology

Audience

Global region

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