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On september 25, 2016, one of the noaa pmel wave gliders stopped transmitting

Pmel Wave Glider Search; United States · United States · NOAAORR-9368

issued
2016-09-27 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-10-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-10-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
57.796, -168.758
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

PMEL Wave Glider Search; United States.
United States.
1. On September 25, 2016, one of the NOAA PMEL wave gliders stopped transmitting. PMEL has asked ERD to provide some modeling support to help with the search. The wave glider was lost between St. Paul I, and the mainland in the Bering Sea.
2. THREAT: OTHER.
3. POSITION 57.796N 168.758W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9368: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9368

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