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Navy ship becomes NOAA ocean explorer in Seattle transfer
The USNS Capable, a former Navy surveillance ship, is handed to NOAA in Seattle to begin deep ocean exploration. NOAA will outfit it with submersibles and sensors for mapping the ocean floor and linking data to scientists, teachers, and students.
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Noaa Marine Operations Center-Pacific
Seattle
Navy
Ocean Explorer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Lake Union
Ocean Dynamics
NOAA
Conrad Lautenbacher Jr
Fred Gorell
Office of Ocean Exploration
Gorell
Indian Ocean
Diego Garcia
Capable