Weekly Hydro Ship Activity Report - April 17 through April 23, 2022

For the Week of April 17, 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 continued hydrographic and dive operations around Rota, Tinian, Saipan, and Saipan Harbor.
  • NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler continued mainscheme acquisition on project OPR-J350-FH-22 Northern Gulf of Mexico.

NOAA Ships

Ferdinand R. Hassler

OPR-J350-FH-22 Northern Gulf of Mexico

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler continued mainscheme acquisition on sheets H13620, H13622, H13625, H13626, and opened sheets H13621 and H13627. 
NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, Photo courtesy of NOAA

Looking Forward

  • NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler will begin transit to Pascagoula, MS on 25APR2022  for midseason maintenance.

THOMAS JEFFERSON

OPR-W386-TJ-22 Approaches to Cleveland, OH 

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson continued transit north towards the Great Lakes.
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, Photo courtesy of NOAA
Looking Forward
  • NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson's estimated arrival to proposed port is 28APR2022.

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 continued hydrographic and dive operations around Rota, Tinian, Saipan, and Saipan Harbor (H13576, H13573, H13572, and H13575).
NOAA Ship Rainier, Photo courtesy of NOAA
Looking Forward
  • NOAA Ship Rainier will continue to work on H13572 (Saipan) and the launches on H13575 (Saipan Harbor) before heading back south to Tinian and Aguijan, and Guam.

Contracted Vessels

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OPR-R320-KR-22 Cape Newenham, AK

Recap

  • Mobilization continues.