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New coastal research vessel dubbed Nanuq

April 26, 2019

Lauren Frisch
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Photo courtesy of Doug Baird. Workers craft the 麻豆原创F research vessel Nanuq in Port Angeles, Washington, in 2019.
Photo courtesy of Doug Baird. Workers craft the 麻豆原创F research vessel Nanuq in Port Angeles, Washington, in 2019.


The 麻豆原创 College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences has selected "Nanuq" as the name of a new 40-foot coastal research vessel to operate out of Seward.

The Nanuq, which gets its name from the Inupiat word for polar bear, will replace the research vessel Little Dipper.

The college received over 100 name suggestions from across 麻豆原创F. Martha Westphal, a program manager at the 麻豆原创F Community and Technical College, submitted the winning name.

The Nanuq will be commissioned and available for use in early June 2019.