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Topic: Navigation

March 28, 2024: View from NOAA King Air N68RF during a navigation survey following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bridge and the MV Dali, which collided into it, are visible.

NOAA science, experts, assets responding 24/7 to Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster

April 2, 2024

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disaster response

response and restoration

March 28, 2024: View from NOAA King Air N68RF during a navigation survey following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bridge and the MV Dali, which collided into it, are visible.

Photo of the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, ME. The white lighthouse with a black top stands on a small promontory next to a white house with green trim and a red roof.

5 ways historic lighthouses and modern science come together at NOAA

August 7, 2023

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Heritage stories

climate impacts

Photo of the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, ME. The white lighthouse with a black top stands on a small promontory next to a white house with green trim and a red roof.

An image of a nautical chart showing a portion of the western Chesapeake Bay shore near Thomas Point and Annapolis, Maryland.

Effort to sync waterway names will improve maritime safety, efficiency

October 25, 2022

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An image of a nautical chart showing a portion of the western Chesapeake Bay shore near Thomas Point and Annapolis, Maryland.

Current meter equipment installed on U.S. Coast Guard Lighted Buoy 6 along the Freeport entrance channel.

The fastest-growing port in Texas just got even safer

October 4, 2022

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marine commerce

Current meter equipment installed on U.S. Coast Guard Lighted Buoy 6 along the Freeport entrance channel.

Aerial view of Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

Marine navigation system to increase safety, commerce in Northwest

June 13, 2022

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marine commerce

Aerial view of Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.

A cruise ship in the Port of Jacksonville, Florida.

Making marine commerce safe and efficient: Celebrating 30 years of NOAA PORTS

July 22, 2021

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A cruise ship in the Port of Jacksonville, Florida.

Cargo ship docked in Corpus Christi harbor, Texas

NOAA launches two coastal models for mariner safety on West Coast, Gulf of Mexico

March 31, 2021

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Cargo ship docked in Corpus Christi harbor, Texas

NASA/NOAA satellite view of the United States at night. 2015 image.

Three datum updates for an ever-changing Earth

November 23, 2020

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nautical charts and maps

NASA/NOAA satellite view of the United States at night. 2015 image.

October 13, 2020: Launch Boat 2904 from the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson conducts a hydrographic survey of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Louisiana to search for navigational hazards after Hurricane Delta came through the area. An offshore oil platform in the background.

NOAA survey teams respond to Hurricane Delta

October 15, 2020

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October 13, 2020: Launch Boat 2904 from the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson conducts a hydrographic survey of the Calcasieu Ship Channel in Louisiana to search for navigational hazards after Hurricane Delta came through the area. An offshore oil platform in the background.

Cargo ship enters PortMiami.

Get to know Precision Marine Navigation

July 15, 2020

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marine commerce

Cargo ship enters PortMiami.

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