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Marine archaeologists from NOAA and the state of Alaska conducted a survey inMay of the wreck of the former U.S. Coast Survey Steamer Hassler, built in 1871for the Coast Survey and named for its first superintendent. Diver Hans vanTilburg, NOAA maritime archaeologist, explores the wreck site. (Image credit: NOAA 200th Anniversary Postcards from the Field)