Lifesaving NOAA Support Following the Sinking of the Bourbon Rhode

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provided critical assistance during the international search and rescue (SAR) and recovery efforts that followed the sinking of the M/V Bourbon Rhode in Hurricane Lorenzo last fall.  This intra-agency NOAA effort included Hurricane Hunters from the Aircraft Operations Center (AOC), scientists from the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)and the Hurricane Research Division (HRD) of the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), and marine forecasters from the Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB) of the National Hurricane Center (NHC).  You can read the story by clicking on the image below or here.

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All female science crew aboard NOAA43, pictured before the research flight was diverted to provide Bourbon Rhode SAR support. L-R: Kelly Ryan, Jezabel Viraldell, Ashley Lundry, Zorana Jelenak, and Heather Holbach. Credit: Paul Flaherty, NOAA