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Posted on July 22, 2025

Atlantic BRS - successful CEE trial with the USS Donald Cook

The Atlantic BRS team just completed a successful controlled exposure experiment with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) involving eight satellite-tagged beaked whales off Cape Hatteras.

The Atlantic BRS team just completed a successful controlled exposure experiment with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) involving eight satellite-tagged beaked whales off Cape Hatteras. This is a fantastic start to the field season with two more opportunities planned for August.  Click through the blog post from Duke University below for details.

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75)

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75)

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