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For the Week of May 22, 2022
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 Thomas Jefferson continued survey operations on OPR-W386-TJ-22 Approaches to Cleveland, OH.
- Geodynamics' R/V Benthos continued mainscheme acquisition on OPR-Y396-KR-22 Western Lake Michigan, WI, while R/V Substantial prepares for transit through the Erie Canal.
NOAA Ships
Ferdinand R. Hassler
OPR-J350-FH-22 Northern Gulf of Mexico
Recap
- NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler continued working all sheets with main priority on H13624 and H13630. Arrived in Pascagoula, MS, for weekend port call on Friday, 27MAY2022.
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- NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler will return to project and continue survey operations. Next port call is 10JUN2022 in Pascagoula, MS.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
OPR-W386-TJ-22 Approaches to Cleveland, OH
Recap
- NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson conducted survey operations on OPR-W386-TJ-22, acquiring on sheets H13609, H13616, and H13617. The ship completed acquisition on H13616.
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- The ship arrived for their scheduled inport in Cleveland on 05/27.
Looking Forward
- NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson is scheduled to depart Cleveland on 05/30, and will be conducting survey operations on OPR-W386-TJ-22 acquiring on sheets H13612 and H13613.
FAIRWEATHER
OPR-M328-FA-21 EXPRESS
Recap
- NOAA Ship Fairweather was alongside to observe crew rest and address Fleet Inspection findings in Alameda, CA.
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- NOAA Ship Fairweather will go underway on 01JUN2022.
RAINIER
OPR-T381-RA-22 Mariana Islands
Recap
- NOAA Ship Rainier is continuing to survey H13575 (Saipan Harbor), H13572 (Saipan), H13578 (Pagan), H13579 (Maug), and H13586 (Anatahan) while conducting dive operations.
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- H13581 (Asuncion) was opened and the ship was able to get work done on the windward and leeward side of all the islands.
- To date, Rainier has surveyed 3,462 SNM and 6,100 LNM on project.
Looking Forward
- NOAA Ship Rainier will continue work on H13572 (Saipan), H13573 (Tinian), H13576 (Rota) while also conducting dive operations. The ship makes a port call on 02JUN through 07JUN2022 to swap diver teams, load stores, and bunker.
Contracted Vessels
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OPR-Y396-KR-22 Western Lake Michigan, WI
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Recap
- R/V Benthos collected mainscheme multibeam survey data in the nearshore portions of H13635 and H13636. She completed mainscheme lines in the planned nearshore portion of H13635 and will conduct investigations, recoveries, and crosslines in H13635 when weather permits.
- Data processing and reporting was conducted at GDX.
- Geodynamics operations team focused on the RV Substantial transit and logistics planning.
Looking Forward
- R/V Benthos will continue the inshore MBES survey in the H13636.
- R/V Substantial team will work on overall planning, logistics, and preparations to start planned transit to Great Lakes next week.
OPR-R320-KR-22 Cape Newenham, AK
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Recap
- R/V Norseman II completed full days of MBES data acquisition 5/23 - 5/28.
- The WAM-V 22 completed full days of survey on 5/22 - 5/24, partial days on 5/25 and 5/26 due to mechanical issues and seastate conditions, and no survey on 5/27 and 5/28 due to weather.
- R/V Thunder began MBES data acquisition and had full days of survey on 5/23 - 5/26, and a partial day of survey on 5/27 before transiting to Bethel for fuel and resupply.
- Office staff continued processing and reporting.
Looking Forward
- All vessels will find a safe place to meet for a gear and supply transfer from R/V Thunder to R/V Norseman II.
- R/V Norseman II and WAM-V 22 will complete mainscheme and cross-line data acquisition in H13465 and continue MBES data acquisition in H13567 & H13568.
- R/V Thunder will continue MBES data acquisition in H13564 and begin MBES data acquisition in H13563.
- Office staff will continue processing and reporting.
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