The submersible Clelia, operated by HBOI was used to assist NOAA in an effort to preserve the wreak site of a Civil War era iron clad warship the USS Monitor. To track and navigate the Clelia in the strong current off of Cape Hatteras, an ORE Trackpoint II USBL was used along with the IPS tracking software.

USBL Tracking USBL 2/11/22, 6:10 PM USBL Tracking - Integrated Positioning System - Projects gocut.com/uss-monitor 2/3 For the first two weeks of July 2000, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute of Fort Pierce, Florida conducted manned submersible operations in support of the Monitor2000 expedition. The Monitor-2000 operation was developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to aid in the long-range preservation plans for the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. The USS Monitor sank in 1862 and now rests in approximately 220 ft of water 16 miles off of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The Iron Clad vessel lies in the protected boundaries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. The Sanctuary’s Director, John Boardwater, is coordinating the Monitor-2000 expedition. Some of the major goals of the Monitor-2000 expedition include:

Creating video and photographic surveys of the entire wreck for the production of electronic photomosaics.

Stabilizing the Monitor’s hull.

Mapping and photographing artifacts from the machinery space and the surrounding area.

Recovery of the Monitor’s 36-ton steam engine