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Serving aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker, U.S. Coast Guard officer Lt. j.g. Rebecca Edmonds holds a sample of plankton that is sub

Lt. j.g. Edmonds with plankton sample aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker

July 21, 2021

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U.S. Coast Guard officer Lt. j.g. Rebecca Edmonds uses a fluorometer aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker to test the water samples fo

Lt. j.g. Edmonds tests water samples aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker

July 21, 2021

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Working aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker, U.S. Coast Guard officer Lt. j.g. Rebecca Edmonds collects water samples from a conducti

Lt. j.g. Edmonds collects water samples aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker

July 21, 2021

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U.S. Coast Guard Officer Joins NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker to Survey the California Current

July 21, 2021

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In January 2021, U.S. Coast Guard officer Lt. j.g. Rebecca Edmonds, found herself in an unusual situation for a Coast Guard member: serving as an officer of the deck aboard a NOAA ship.

NOAA partners with Scripps Institution of Oceanography on unmanned systems

July 22, 2020

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NOAA and Scripps are teaming up on ways to improve how uncrewed systems are used to collect important ocean observation data.

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NOAA Ship Rainier Rescuing Sailboat in Distress

NOAA Ship Rainier assists sailboat in distress

September 1, 2018

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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.