VA Aquarium and College Christen New Research Vessel

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Updated: 6:33 PM Sep 17, 2009 VA Aquarium and College Christen New Research Vessel VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center and Virginia Wesleyan College are planning to christen a new research and education vessel. Posted: 4:00 AM Sep 18, 2009

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The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center and Virginia Wesleyan College christened a new research and education vessel.

The Ocean Explorer was christened Thursday.

The 45-foot Doucette will be used to conduct research, collect aquatic animals and respond to marine animals in stress. It will also be used for natural history excursions in the Chesapeake Bay and the coastal ocean of the mid-Atlantic out to the Gulf Stream.

Students at Virginia Wesleyan will receive hands-on experience using research-quality equipment to collect marine organisms, sediment and water samples.

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