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Coast Survey Launches New Vessel
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. [...]
India and Sri Lanka
The east coast of India is pretty poor for surf. I checked beaches at Gopalpur and Mamallapuram without seeing much potential. I spoke to an Aussie in M-puram who said he’d seen it break once in six months. Monsoons do push swell up into the Bay of Bengal, but there doesn’t seem to be any [...]
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