NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen (left), commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, speaks during the launch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Lower Mississippi River Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System as Dr. Jane Lubchenco (right), NOAA administrator; and Chris Bonura, communications manager, Port of New Orleans, look on, Oct. 20, 2009. PORTS is a series of instruments which monitor and broadcast observations such as river currents, bridge clearances and wind. Used in conjunction with NOAA nautical charts and U.S. Coast Guard aids to navigation, PORTS has proven to reduce groundings and other incidents throughout the United States. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tom Atkeson.
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