Landing equipment from a LCVP on the Arctic Coast. Equipment for Arctic field party. C&GS was surveying for DEW Line sites and doing hydrography in Beaufort Sea.

Preparing to land at Station Baldy in Quail Bay. Party off of PATHFINDER.

Landing on an exposed coast. Party off of SURVEYOR.

Plane table party packing up and going back to ship. Party off of SURVEYOR.

Surf landing west of Icy Point. Party off of SURVEYOR.

Landing weasel with native umiak. Party off of PATHFINDER.

Getting off of Pelican Cay. Party off of WHITING.

Launch a skiff at low tide. Party off of LESTER JONES.

ELSIE III aground on Elsie Shoal.

The ELSIE III motor sailer on a good day.

Recovering the ELSIE III motor sailer after it was swamped during a squall.

Towing the ELSIE III motor sailer ashore.

A sick engine being taken out of NOAA Launch 1257 for a trip to the shop.

Outboard engine problems - some things never change. Party off the LYDONIA.

NOAA's ark at half tide - this boat hung up while surveying at high tide. Boat was recovered to survey another day.

A charter boat used for current surveys in Boston Harbor. Current survey party of Ralph W. Woodworth.

Loading a weasel on a umiak. Party off of PATHFINDER.

Checking aids to navigation from Boston Whaler. Party off of PEIRCE during chart evaluation surveys.

Zodiac rubber boat off of DISCOVERER. Used to check oceanographic buoys on DOMES studies.

Boston whaler off of RESEARCHER. Used during studies of IXTOC I oil spill.

NOAA Research Vessel LAIDLY deploying oceanographic buoy.

The WILDCAT in heavy seas from the stern of the SURVEYOR.

The COSMOS in heavy seas off Cape Chacon.

Boston whaler hopping the wake of a survey launch. Party off of FAIRWEATHER.

Wiredrag ship HILGARD pitching in heavy seas.

The end of a survey day. Passing the fathometer records to the survey techs for scanning. Lt. Theberge passing records, Lt. Fred Jones climbing ladder. Operations on NOAA Ship SURVEYOR

Launch hooked and ready for pickup. Coxswain Tosh Kaiura ready to climb ladder to ship. Operations on NOAA Ship SURVEYOR.

Launch picked up and swinging to cradle. Operations on NOAA Ship SURVEYOR.

Survey launch being put over side. Operations on NOAA Ship SURVEYOR.

PEIRCE launch alongside ready for pickup. Lt. (j.g.) Marty Conricote ready to secure bow hook.

PEIRCE launch approaching ship for pickup.

Leave party returning to ship. Off of C&GS Ship PIONEER.

Launch returning to the PIONEER.

Launch coming alongside EXPLORER.

Towing 2000 gallon freshwater floatation cell back to ship. Party off of EXPLORER.

Launch approaching ship with shore party. Party off of PATHFINDER.

Lowering away with boat filled with Shoran gear for station installation. Party off of PATHFINDER.

Boston whaler approaching WHITING. Seaman Lavin on bow, Lt. Bradford Meyers at controls.

Securing Boston Whaler for pickup. Lt. (j.g.) Ed Gullickson on bow hook.

Picking up skiff on FAIRWEATHER.

Picking up skiff on FAIRWEATHER.

Steam launch COSMOS being towed from SURVEYOR. Cruising in the Inside Passage.

HILGARD towing launch.

Launching survey boat with D-8 caterpillar at Nevat Camp. Arctic Field Party.

Towing a boat astern of the LESTER JONES.

Launch towing 4 current buoys to area not accessible by ship. Launch off of MARMER.

Casting off from the PIONEER.

Traveling by canoe to the day's work. Leveling work along the Colorado River.

Leaving the ship in a skiff. Party off of EXPLORER.

The Launch Audwin - transportation for the astro party of George D. Cowie.