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OMAO administers the NOAA fleet of ships & aircraft and trains divers to safely facilitate Earth observation.

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NOAA Marine archaeologist Hans Van Tilburg examines the remains of shipwreck Dunnottar Castle
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Robert Schwemmer / NOAA
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NOAA Marine archaeologist Hans Van Tilburg examining the iron plate where one of the steel masts penetrated through the deck of the Dunnottar Castle. The three-masted, full-rigged ship was carrying coal from Sydney, Australia, to Wilmington, California.

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