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When hurricane Michael hit the Florida

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Gulf coast five years ago , it nearly

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destroyed Panama City . One of the

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agencies that played a significant role

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in the city's recovery and turnaround

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since the storm is the US Army Corps of

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Engineers , specifically Mobile

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District's Panama City project office

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being located on the inter coastal

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waterway , there's a lot to cover and

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the Panama City office is always busy .

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In addition to the inter coastal

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waterway , there's three deep draft

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harbors , Pensacola , Panama City port

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Saint Joe are 17 shallow draft projects

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that uh that we cover and uh all of

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them get surveyed at least annually

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depending on the uh the amount of

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traffic they get and the how frequently

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they show in , you know , some things

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we do twice a year , some things

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quarterly . Their duties include

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navigation operations and maintenance ,

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also dredging and disposal area

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management , which is very important

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for a coastline that sees a lot of

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commercial waterway traffic and

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constant erosion . One of the vessels

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that is kept at the mobile district ,

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Panama City office is the Saint Andrew ,

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the Saint Andrews , a survey vessel

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that performs hydrographic surveys to

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measure and map the seabed it plays a

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crucial role in gathering data for

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research , environmental monitoring and

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navigational safety . With the vessel

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being equipped with the best

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instruments and technology . The Panama

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City office often collaborates with its

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partners to accomplish its mission .

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The channel going to the paper mill was

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a 32 ft draft channel as opposed to a

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36 ft draft that was going to the the

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main channel . And so , you know , they

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they wanted to move things here , but

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it wasn't deep enough , you know , for

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ships to come here . The the small

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amount of exports from the paper mill

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could go out on shallower draft shops ,

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but to really continue the port's

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business , they , they needed , needed

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more uh more depth . The GPS and Sonar

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the vessel uses helps create a clear

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picture of what is below the water

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making . The Saint Michael , one of the

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most useful tools and navigational

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improvements , environmental

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restoration and shoreline protection .