Nahant Oceanological Society

The Nahant Oceanological Society is a location appearing in Fallout 4.

Layout
This location consists of two buildings: a house and a laboratory next to it. Inside the house there are two floors, and a Mr. Handy robot that will list off random facts about marine life. A door on the second floor of the house can be unlocked with Casey's key, which is found in a toolbox in the cabin of the wrecked boat just east of the house, out in the water.

To reach the keys one will have to fight through a substantial amount of mirelurk hatchlings, as well as the full-grown mirelurks that come to their aid when attacking them. Inside the laboratory there are walkways that hug the walls on the ground level. Downstairs one will find a power armor station, locked containers (master steamer trunk, expert safe (can be unlocked through terminal) and novice first aid).

This area is home to a couple of mirelurk razorclaws and killclaws hiding nearby. As soon as the player goes near the storage shed at the back of the two story house, they will pop up underneath. Inside the lab, there's always one razorclaw and in some instances a legendary mirelurk.

Notable loot

 * A Vault-Tec lunchbox can be found in the kitchen inside the house.
 * An issue of the Wasteland Survival Guide can be found in the room with a weapons workbench inside the house.

Appearances
The Nahant Oceanological Society only appears in Fallout 4.

Behind the Scenes
The Nahant Oceanological Society is likely based on the real world Northeastern University Marine Science Center, both are located on the eastern tip of Nahant. The name suggests it may also be partially inspired by the much larger Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, although this is one hundred miles south of Nahant, and not part of the Fallout 4 game map.

Interestingly, the real world Marine Science Center is situated on land which housed a Nike missile site during the Cold War, deployed to defend the Boston area against nuclear attack by Soviet bombers.

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