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For the Week of May 29, 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.
- DEA completed project mobilization and commenced survey operations for OPR-K356-KR-22 Approaches to Calcasieu, LA.
Caption: Geodynamics' R/V Benthos surveying the nearshore areas of Western Lake Michigan, WI.
NOAA Ships
Ferdinand R. Hassler
OPR-J350-FH-22 Northern Gulf of Mexico
Recap
- NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler returned to project working grounds to open sheets H13623 and H13629, and continued working on H13624 and H13630.
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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 sheet H13607.
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- The ship is currently alongside for reefer repairs and food replenishment.
Looking Forward
- NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson is scheduled to depart Cleveland on 06/06, 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, until going underway for sonar testing on 01JUN2022.
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- NOAA Ship Fairweather will resume survey operations for OPR-M328-FA-21 EXPRESS.
RAINIER
OPR-T381-RA-22 Mariana Islands
Recap
- NOAA Ship Rainier continued to work on H13572 (Saipan), H13573 (Tinian), H13576 (Rota), and H13571 (Guam) while also conducting dive operations.
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- The ship made a port call on 02 June to swap diver teams, load stores, and bunker.
- To date, Rainier has surveyed 3,912 SNM and 6,620 LNM on project.
Looking Forward
- NOAA Ship Rainier will get underway on 07 June to spend a day doing ORT before continuing work on H13571 (Guam), H13579 (Maug), H13581 (Ascunsion) and H13584 (Saigan and Zelandia) while also conducting dive operations.
Contracted Vessels
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OPR-K356-KR-22 Approaches to Calcasieu, LA
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Recap
- S/V Blake mobilized in Gulfport, MS and transited to Cameron, LA
- Staff traveled to the project area
- Completed testing and opening patch test
- Started survey operations in survey area H13644
Looking Forward
- Return to port to repair a blown hydraulic filter
- S/V Blake continuing operations in H13644
OPR-R320-KR-22 Cape Newenham, AK
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Recap
- R/V Norseman II and WAM-V 22 continued MBES data acquisition in H13567, H13568 and H13569.
- R/V Thunder transited from Bethel, AK to the survey site on 5/29 and 5/30 and began MBES data acquisition in H13563 on 5/30. R/V Thunder assisted in the MBES splits acquisition in H13567 and H13568. On 6/4 R/V Thunder began reconnaissance in Goodnews Bay.
- 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 main scheme, cross-lines, and fill data acquisition in H13467, H13568, and H13569 and continue MBES data acquisition in H13570.
- R/V Norseman will begin bottom sample acquisition.
- R/V Thunder will continue MBES data acquisition in H13563 and H13564.
- Office staff will continue processing and reporting.
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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 H13636.
- Data processing and reporting was conducted at GDX.
- R/VSubstantial was hauled out of the water to swap the surface sound speed probes prior to beginning the transit through the Erie Canal to the Great Lakes.
- R/V Substantial is underway to Lake Michigan.
Looking Forward
- R/V Benthos will continue the inshore MBES survey in the H13636.
- RV Benthos will conduct investigations, recoveries, and crosslines in H13635 and H13636 when weather permits.
- RV Substantial will continue transit to Lake Michigan.
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OPR-R302-KR-22 Nunivak, AK |
Recap
- The mobilization crew travelled to Homer on 5/31 with all equipment.
- Picked up GNSS buoys from JOA Surveys in Anchorage.
- The CW5 ASV arrived in Homer on 6/1.
- By the end of day 6/4, all Q105 survey systems had been installed, and part of the ASV systems.
Looking Forward
- Sea-trials likely to occur 6/5 or 6/6.
- Vessel should be underway for Bethel 6/7, which would put arrival in Bethel 6/11 or 6/12. Acquisition on site will start 1-2 days later.
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