For the Week of October 17, 2021
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Weekly Hydro Ship Activity Report
Welcome to NOAA's Weekly Hydrographic Ship Activity Report! We hope you enjoy this reader-friendly layout for our weekly report as we update you on the progress of our NOAA-ship and contractor-run surveys. Please continue to direct your correspondences to progress.sketches@noaa.gov.
Highlights of this edition
- NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler is alongside Norfolk, VA, and prepares to commence field work on 25OCT2021 for OPR-D304-FH-21 Approaches to Chesapeake Bay.
- TerraSond (OPR-R340-KR-21 Approaches to Egegik Bay, AK) and DEA (OPR-J315-KR-21 Pascagoula, MS) continue data processing for their respective projects.
NOAA Ships
Ferdinand R. Hassler
OPR-D304-FH-21 Approaches to Chesapeake Bay
Recap
- NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler is alongside in Norfolk, VA, for crew rest and shelter-in-place.
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Hassler will remain alongside in Norfolk until the planned departure date for survey offshore Virginia on 25OCT2021.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Recap
- NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson is dry docked in Colonna's shipyard in Norfolk, VA.
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Looking Forward
- Ships force will continue to set up shoreside processing at MOC-A and work on submitting four sheets from OPR-E349-TJ-21 and one remaining sheet from OPR-D304-TJ-21. Additional members of the survey are preparing to augment onboard FA and FH.
FAIRWEATHER
Recap
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Fairweather is alongside in USCG Alameda, CA.
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Fairweather will remain alongside until the next scheduled departure on 02NOV2021.
RAINIER
Recap
- NOAA Ship Rainier completed her survey season.
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Looking Forward
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Rainier is alongside in Newport, OR.
Contracted Vessels
OPR-J315-KR-21 Pascagoula, MS
Recap
- No field work while reviewing data and preparing final fill plans.
Looking Forward
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R/V Broughton returning to Dauphin Island, AL for acquisition in survey area H13489.
- Expecting weather delays based on current forecast.
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OPR-R340-KR-21 Approaches to Egegik Bay, AK
Recap
Looking Forward
- The tentative plan is to remove the tide stations in late October to early November at the latest. Removal is weather dependent and will be timed around weather windows.
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