NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony for new charting and mapping vessel
A welder from Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC, welds the initials of the Surveyor’s sponsor, Tracey L. Brennan, onto a steel plate that will be incorporated into the ship, in keeping with maritime tradition, at a keel-laying event for the new ship on August 14, 2025, in Houma, Louisiana. (Image credit: NOAA)
