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September 14, 2020 to October 2, 2020
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Built in 1966 for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (C&GS) by Jakobson Shipyard in Oyster Bay, New York, NOAA Ship Heck (S591) was originally designed for wire-drag operations to investigate submerged hazards...