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A close-up view of the bow of a shipwreck discovered by NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer in the Gulf of Mexico on May 16, 2019. Marine life is prevalent on the wreck, except on the copper sheathing which still retains its antifouling ability to keep the hull free of marine organism like Teredo navalis (shipworm) that would otherwise burrow into the wood and consume the hull or barnacles that would reduce the vessel’s speed.
This small boat is carefully brought alongside NOAA Ship Oregon II by Skilled Fisherman James Rhue and Lead Fisherman Chris Nichols, along with Rescue Swimmer Ensign Andrew Fullerton.
Skilled Fisherman Chuck Godwin is seen here aboard NOAA Ship Oregon II holding an angle meter.

NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette underway off Honolulu, Hawaii.

A team of marine debris removal experts working from the Honolulu-based Oscar Elton Sette conducted operations at Pearl and Hermes Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Derelict fishing nets are craned aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette for transport back to Honolulu.
The 208-foot hydrographic survey vessel conducted seafloor surveys to identify submerged hazards to navigation following Hurricane Maria.
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson underway off Puerto Rico in November 2018.

Congratulations to the crew of Pisces, one of the vessels in NOAA's fleet of 16 research and survey ships.

Rainier responded to a request from the U.S. Coast Guard to assist a sailboat in distress in rough seas off California. The incident ended safely for the master of the disabled vessel.
