SURVEY AN EPA VESSEL

EPA Ocean Survey Vessel Open to Public and Press in New York City

(New York, N.Y. - Sept. 15, 2009) On Thursday, Sept. 17, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ocean survey vessel, the OSV BOLD, will be open to the public and press at South Street Seaport in New York City (Manhattan) from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EPA scientists and staff will give tours of the ship and demonstrate water sampling and research efforts taking place in New Jersey's and New York's coastal waters.

The 224-foot-long, 43-foot-wide OSV BOLD is equipped with state-of-the-art sampling, mapping, and analytic equipment including side scan sonar, underwater video, water sampling instruments, and sediment sampling devices, which scientists use in a wide variety of ocean monitoring activities. For more information on the OSV BOLD, visit http://www.epa.gov/bold/ .

What:                          Tours and photo ops of EPA's OSV BOLD for public and press.

Who:                           EPA scientists will give tours of the OSV BOLD and media interviews.

When:                         Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Where:                        South Street Seaport - Pier 17 (east side), New York, N.Y. The closest street address is Fulton Street at South Street.

Please note that the tour takes place on the ship, but the ship does not leave the dock during the tour. Attendees should wear comfortable, flat-soled shoes.