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PEIRCE hydrographic launch approaching ship for pickup.November front had just passed whipping up wind and sea.Mike Briscoe on the bow hook. Strength and agility are the prerequisites.Lt. (j.g.) Victoria Barnum is OIC, K.P. Keene the coxswain.Ship making lee during approach; boat out of water within two minutes of photo (Image credit: Personnel of NOAA Ship PEIRCE 1985)