Keywords: US Navy 071019-N-3392B-002 Vietnamese and U.S. hydrograhers study data collected on Da Nang harbor.jpg en DA NANG Vietnam Oct 19 2007 Mr Neil Duffin seated left in front of computer monitor a surveyor from the Naval Oceanographic Office embarked aboard USNS Bruce C Heezen displays hydrographic data to hydrographers from the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Navy The data was collected less than two hours earlier during an actual survey operation conducted by one of Heezen s two embarked Hydrographic Survey Launch HSL vessels Heezen is making the first-of-its kind technical exchange visit by an oceanographic survey vessel to Vietnam The purpose of the visit is to familiarize counterparts from Vietnam s weather and hydrographic agencies as well as other agencies with the U S Navy s hydrographic and oceanographic program and survey vessels U S Navy photo by Edward Baxter RELEASED 2007-10-19 071019-N-3392B-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 51917 U S Navy photo by Edward Baxter PD-USGov-Military-Navy People of Da Nang Hydrography |