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 looks deceptively small in this image but true size will be seen in subsequent images.

Image ID: ship1135, NOAA's Fleet Then and Now - Sailing for Science Collection
Location: Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska
Photo Date: 2005 July 13
Photographer: LCDR Mark Wetzler, NOAA Ship FAIRWEATHER


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