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Another Ocean Drone Joins NOAA's Growing Fleet
April 10, 2026
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:

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Another ocean drone joins NOAA's growing fleet

The SeaTrac has the potential to become a do-it-all research platform

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It's bright yellow, solar-powered and self-propelled. It can stay at sea for months, collecting data with a wide variety of off-the-shelf and NOAA-designed instruments. It's emerg . . .

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