The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC (TMC) held a keel-laying ceremony in Houma, La., on June 15 for NOAA’s newest oceanographic research ship, Oceanographer. The ship will support a wide variety of missions, from general oceanographic research and exploration to marine life, climate and ocean ecosystem studies. These missions include shallow coastal, continental shelf and worldwide ocean survey and data collection. Oceanographer is one of two ships being built for NOAA by TMC. The other is named Discoverer. (Work Boat 06/15/22) The Navy awarded TMC with a $178M million contract for the detailed design and construction of the two vessels in December 2020.
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