National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) leaders were joined by partners August 14 to celebrate the keel-laying for Surveyor, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is
A welder from Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors welds the initials of the Surveyor’s sponsor onto a plaque. [Photo:: NOAA]
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) leaders were joined by partners August 14 to celebrate the keel-laying for Surveyor, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC., in Houma, La.
The keel-laying is a centuries-old maritime tradition that formally recognizes the start of a ship’s construction. During today’s ceremony, the initials of the ship’s sponsor, Tracey Brennan, the widow of NOAA Corps Rear Admiral Rick Brennan, who passed away in 2021, were welded onto a steel plate that will be incorporated into the ship during construction.
As we reported at the time, in 2023, NOAA s awarded Thoma-Sea a $624.6 million contract to design and build two advanced charting and
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