Location of the 'Nomad' telemetering buoy in Bass Strait

CreatorWIN Television (Television station : Illawarra, N.S.W.)Date6 July 1971DescriptionTo improve weather prediction accuracy, BHP and Esso have launched 'Nomad', a nine ton buoy in the Bass Strait to transmit and receive signals relating to barometric and wind velocity variations. Towed by a weather ship to its location, the anchor laying operation involved slowly winching out five miles of eight-core nylon rope. Film with no sound and script.Extent0:02:15SubjectTelevision broadcastingTelevision stationsNew South Wales -- IllawarraWIN TV CollectionWIN4 Collection : Sunday ReviewRights

SourceUniversity of Wollongong Archives, collection D75/sr/1971/07/06/pt1Item IDD75/sr/1971/07/06/pt1Collection IDD75Links toD75/srs/1971/07/06/pt1Video Group1971-07Video Sort19710706GeoTagnot specified

d75_sr_1971_07_06_pt1.mp4

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