Tsunami warning buoy recovery. This buoy had broken free from its mooring. The buoy is approaching the stern of the FAIRWEATHER as it is being reeled in. The relative motion is a combination of the ship backing and the buoy being reeled in on the capstan.

Image ID: ship1142, 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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