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www.sea-technology.com November 2016 / st 63 November Issue 25 Years Ago 1991. A pair of colorful coral reefs, some 12 mi. apart and 120 mi. off the Texas coast, was designated by NOAA as the country's 10th National Marine Sanctuary. ... Reynolds Metals donated the historic Aluminaut to the Marine Science Museum in Richmond, Vir- ginia. Its two most outstanding feats included recovery of a lost hydrogen bomb off Palomares, Spain, in 1966 and recovering the sunken Alvin sub- mersible off Cape Cod in 1969. ... Four tide gauges installed in the Caribbean helped complete NOAA's sea level monitoring network. 15 Years Ago 2001. A group of former defense secre- taries signed a letter to Congress calling for a round of base closures. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called for another round of closures beginning in 2003. The letter underscored the need for more base closures. ... The Kursk, a Russian nuclear-powered submarine that sank August 12, 2000, was raised from its seabed. It had to be raised due to the potential danger to the environ- ment from its nuclear reactors. ... The Commission on Ocean Policy named Adm. James D. Watkins, U.S. Navy (retired) chairman of the commission. The 16-member commission was un- dertaking an 18-month investigation of ocean-related issues to make recom- mendations to the president and Con- gress. 10 Years Ago 2006. The U.S. Navy established the Naval Oceanography Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) Center at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. ... The Advertis- ing Council announced—in partner- ship with the National Marine Sanctu- ary Foundation, NOAA, Environmental Defense and The Walt Disney Studios' Buena Vista Worldwide Home Enter- tainment Division—the launch of a multimedia public service advertising campaign designed to encourage all Americans to protect the oceans from the devastation of marine debris. ... The National Data Buoy Center reached a historic milestone when the numbers of observing platforms reached 500. ST st looks back ARGENTINA • AUSTRALIA • AUSTRIA • AZERBAIJAN • BANGLADESH • BELGIUM • BELIZE BERMUDA • BOTSWANA • BRAZIL • BRITISH WEST INDIES • BRUNEI • BULGARIA • CANADA CANARY ISLANDS • CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. • CHANNEL ISLANDS • CHILE • CHINA • COLOMBIA COOK ISLANDS • COSTA RICA • CROATIA • CUBA • CYPRUS • CZECH REPUBLIC • DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC • ECUADOR • EGYPT • ENGLAND • ESTONIA • FAEROE ISLANDS • FIJI FINLAND • FRANCE • GERMANY • GHANA • GREECE • HONDURAS • HONG KONG • ICELAND INDIA • INDONESIA • IRAN • IRELAND • ISRAEL • ITALY • JAMAICA • JAPAN • JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN • KENYA • KOREA • KUWAIT • LAOS • LATVIA • LITHUANIA • MACEDONIA MALAYSIA • MALDIVES • MALTA • MAURITIUS • MEXICO • MONACO • MOROCCO NORTHERN IRELAND • NAMIBIA • NETHERLANDS • NEW CALEDONIA • NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA • NIGER • NIGERIA • NORWAY • OMAN • PAKISTAN • PERU • PHILIPPINES • POLAND PORTUGAL • QATAR • REPUBLIC OF CHINA • REPUBLIC OF KOREA • REPUBLIC OF PANAMA ROMANIA • RUSSIA • SAUDI ARABIA • SCOTLAND • SERBIA • SINGAPORE • SLOVENIA SOLOMON ISLANDS • SOUTH AFRICA • SPAIN • SRI LANKA • SWEDEN • SWITZERLAND • TAIWAN THAILAND • TONGA • TRINIDAD & TOBAGO • TUNISIA • TURKEY • TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS UKRAINE • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES • UNITED STATES • URUGUAY VENEZUELA • VIETNAM • WALES • WEST INDIES Compass Publications, Inc. • 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1010, Arlington, VA 22209-2510 seatechads@sea-technology.com • T 703.524.3136 • F 703.841.0852 www.sea-technology.com Are you doing business in these countries? For more than 53 years, Sea Technology has delivered advertising messages to readers globally. Are you doing business in these countries? For more than 53 years, Sea Technology has delivered advertising messages to readers globally. SEA TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THE WORLD SEA TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THE WORLD