NOAA Helps USS New York Clear Bridge

NOAA's "air gap" technology received the ultimate test on the morning of June 27, 2009. The technology passed with flying colors as the new U.S. Navy LPD ship, the USS New York, sailed down the Mississippi River, clearing the underside of the Huey P. Long Bridge just north of downtown New Orleans by 64 centimeters (2.1 feet). The San Antonio-class $1 billion naval vessel, built in part from steel salvaged from the World Trade Center towers, sailed downriver, heading out for a month of sea trials.
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[@PHIL924]

holy crap I held my breath for that whole video

[@SgtRock57]

Awesome!

[@NJPhotographer62]

Great vid!

[@vf12497439]

Awesome! The NewYork must have ballast bladders.... Large enough to raise her displacement to clear low obstacles. In the video I don't see her "red line" giving me the impression that it must be below the water line.

[@PsiBrr]

Sweet.

[@Burnz2much]

You know you are a marine when you want to see how long you can climb on the radar and "hold on"... that would be fun.

[@robmill54]

go get em!

[@charming801002]

the radar almost hit the bridge ~ too close !

[@shaya963]

this ship is sexy