SSC gets NOAA response team

One of six National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) navigation response teams will make its permanent home Stennis Space Center (SSC), Miss., the agency said. The teams, part of Coast Survey, survey the seafloor in ports and harbors that have undergone infrastructure updates, shoreline alterations, or seafloor changes. They measure depths and look for underwater hazards that could endanger vessels and update nautical charts for commercial and recreational mariners. The teams are also on call to respond to navigational emergencies. The SSC response team will include five people and a suite of mobile survey equipment, including unmanned systems. SSC is also home to NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center and other federal and state groups involved in seafloor mapping and unmanned hydrographic survey systems. (Source: WorkBoat, 01/05/17)