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Tsunami warning buoy recovery

Description

Tsunami warning buoy recovery. This buoy had broken free from its mooring.A close-up of the buoy from the stern of the FAIRWEATHER. The buoy looksdeceptively small in this image but true size will be seen in subsequent images.

Photographer

LCDR Mark Wetzler

Display Date

2005 July 13

Location

Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska

Collection

Sailing for Science

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER