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Vibracore in shallow water

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
a metal contraption sits on the seafloor and sticks out above the surface
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Detailed Description

A vibracore being deployed by USGS staff from the FSU R/V Apalachee for the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). The objective of this field effort was to establish a baseline environmental characterization for a test bed to predict mobility and burial of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in response to waves and currents. 

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Public Domain.