Tsunami warning buoy recovery. This buoy had broken free from its mooring. Lifting the buoy on to the deck of the FAIRWEATHER. Note motion of ship in images ship 1127-ship1130. This was a calm day in the Gulf of Alaska with minimal wind but at least 10 feet of swell.

Image ID: ship1128, NOAA's Fleet Then and Now - Sailing for Science Collection
Location: Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska
Photo Date: 2005 July 13
Photographer: T. P. Walker, NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER


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