Weekly Hydro Ship Activity Report - October 31 through November 06, 2021

NOAA's National Ocean Service sent this bulletin at 11/08/2021 09:47 PM EST

For the Week of October 31, 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 Fairweather commenced acquisition for OPR-M328-FA-21 EXPRESS.

  • TerraSond field crew travelled to and demobilized the Egegik Tide Station for OPR-R340-KR-21 Approaches to Egegik Bay, AK.

NOAA Ships

FERDINAND R. HASSLER

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler completed her survey season.
NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, Photo courtesy of NOAA

Looking Forward

  • Hassler is alongside in Norfolk, VA.

THOMAS JEFFERSON 

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson completed her survey season.
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, Photo courtesy of NOAA
Looking Forward
  • NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson is dry docked in Colonna's shipyard in Norfolk, VA.

FAIRWEATHER 

OPR-M328-FA-21 EXPRESS

Recap
  • Fairweather's crew sheltered-in-place until October 31st in Alameda, CA, then shifted to Pier 30/32 on November 1st. Took on fuel, stores November 2nd, before going underway to project grounds.
NOAA Ship Fairweather, Photo courtesy of NOAA
  • Conducted 1/4 day acquisition on Sheet H13549 before making weather call and returning to the protected waters of San Francisco Bay. Underway again November 6th for project working grounds.

Looking Forward

  • Fairweather will be underway in Pacific Ocean and conducting acquisition on OPR-M328-FA-21.

RAINIER

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Rainier completed her survey season.
NOAA Ship Rainier, Photo courtesy of NOAA
Looking Forward
  •  Rainier is alongside in Newport, OR.

Contracted Vessels

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OPR-J315-KR-21 Pascagoula, MS

Recap
  • R/V Broughton acquisition in survey areas H13487 and H13489.
  • Three weather days.
Looking Forward
  • R/V Broughton acquisition in survey areas H13487 and H13489, with intent to complete survey operations.
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OPR-R340-KR-21 Approaches to Egegik Bay, AK

Recap
  • JOA field crew travelled to Egegik on 11/3. Levelling was performed on 11/4. The station was de-mobbed on 11/5.
  • One-day report for Egegik Tide station was submitted on 11/6.
Looking Forward
  • Pilot Point (Dago Creek Mouth) tide station is scheduled to be demob’d this week.