Hi everyone,

Our largest local newspaper, the DAILY PRESS, just began a
five-part series
on the MONITOR today, the 135th anniversary of the MONITOR’s sinking off Cape
Hatteras, NC.

The series will cover history, NOAA’s National Marine
Sanctuary Program, and
disucss NOAA’s efforts to preserve significant portions of the MONITOR before
its inevitable collapse.

Better yet, the whole series has been posted on the Internet at:

http://hamptonroads.digitalcity.com

NOAA’s draft preservation plan for the MONITOR is available
for comments and
can be found on the Web at:

www.nos.noaa.gov/nmsp/monitor/plan/

HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

John D. Broadwater, Manager
MONITOR National Marine Sanctuary
The Mariners’ Museum
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606-3759
757-599-3122 (fax 591-7353)
jbroadwater@ocean.nos.noaa.gov
http://www.nos.noaa.gov/nmsp/monitor/