Mariners can now get free electronic downloads of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Raster Navigational Charts or RNCs. NOAA will produce official raster charts and deliver weekly ...

After a three-month trial period, PDF versions of NOAA nautical charts will become a permanent product, free to the public. The free PDFs, which are digital images of traditional nautical charts, are ...

Crewmembers from Station Honolulu and members of NOAA Fisheries' telemetry team train for whale disentanglement training off Oahu on Feb. 16, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class ...

It’s been chronicled here in this column that I’m a fan of the word “free,” especially on the extremely rare occasion when it doesn’t involve a scam. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...