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Coast Survey Launches New Vessel(Comments Off)

October 30, 2009

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched the Ferdinand R. Hassler at Moss Point, Mississippi, on September 19. The Hassler is the first vessel the Office of the Coast Survey has commissioned in 40 years specifically for the task of  hydrographic mapping. The Hassler will play a big role in re-charting the nation’s waters. [...]

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Peru Surfing Travel Guide

This attractive 2002 guide to surfing Peru’s Pacific coast is comprehensive and well illustrated with over 300 photos. Matias Guzman and Felix Bracco assembled this bi-lingual guidebook and it has a real local flavor. Spot descriptions are filled in with bits of Peruvian history,   regional tips and things to see and do away from [...]

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