Charting a New Course for the Monitor. A Comprehensive, Long Range Preservation Plan With Options for Management, Stabilization, Preservation, Recovery, Conservation and Exhibition of Materials and Artifacts from the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary

摘要

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is confronting a serious management situation at the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary: the collapse of the Monitor's hull is imminent. To forestall the inevitable collapse and preserve the Monitor's most significant components for future generations, this long-range, comprehensive preservation plan calls for the remains of the Monitor to be preserved through a combination of stabilization and selective recovery actions.