Weekly Hydro Ship Activity Report - April 03 through April 09, 2022

NOAA's National Ocean Service sent this bulletin at 04/12/2022 09:49 AM EDT

For the Week of April 03, 2022

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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 Rainier finished the transit to Guam, onboarded the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) scientists, and opened sheets H13571 (Guam) and H13574 (Apra Harbor). 
  • NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler arrived on project for OPR-J350-FH-22 Northern Gulf of Mexico, and commenced mainscheme acquisition. 

NOAA Ships

Ferdinand R. Hassler

OPR-J350-FH-22 Northern Gulf of Mexico

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler began transit towards OPR-J350-FH-22 Northern Gulf of Mexico on 04APR2022.
NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, Photo courtesy of NOAA
  • Commenced acquisition across sheets H13620, H13622, H13625, and H13626. Completed the backscatter reference surface.

Looking Forward

  • NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler will continue working sheets H13620, H13622, H13625, and H13626. She will transit to Pascagoula, MS on 14APR2022 for next port call.

THOMAS JEFFERSON 

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson was able to get underway for three days of Operational Readiness Training (ORT). The ship returned to MOC-A briefly.
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, Photo courtesy of NOAA
Looking Forward
  • NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson will be underway on 10APR2022 transiting the Chesapeake Delaware Canal and doing 1 more day of Operational Readiness Training prior to heading north to survey Pollock Rip Channel at the request of the USCG.

FAIRWEATHER 

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Fairweather was alongside in Alameda, CA.
NOAA Ship Fairweather, Photo courtesy of NOAA

Looking Forward

  • NOAA Ship Fairweather is alongside in Alameda, CA.

RAINIER

OPR-T381-RA-22 Mariana Islands

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Rainier finished the transit to Guam, onboarded the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) scientists, and opened sheets H13571 (Guam) and H13574 (Apra Harbor). 
NOAA Ship Rainier, Photo courtesy of NOAA
Looking Forward
  • NOAA Ship Rainier resumed ship and launch survey, as well as NCRMP diving operations on the W and NW side of Guam. She will be transiting to Rota on 14APR2022 to open H13576 and begin diving operations.