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Research vessel headed this way

The School of Coastal and Marine Systems Science’s first research vessel, R/V Coastal Explorer has completed its sea trials and Coast Guard inspection out in Washington state. The vessel is sailing across the Puget Sound from Port Angeles, Wash., to Victoria, British Columbia. It was loaded on a large ship and started the trip through the Panama Canal to Miami on Sept. 26. It was scheduled to arrive in Miami late October. Paul Gayes and crew will run the vessel up from Miami to South Carolina. The main homeport for the Coastal Explorer will be the Harborgate Marina in North Myrtle Beach, with a second base of operations in Georgetown along the historic Harborwalk.

The main christening will be Nov. 15, Gayes says, with a possible “Passing Panama party” for the staff.
 

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