Weekly Hydro Ship Activity Report - October 30 through November 5, 2022

NOAA's National Ocean Service sent this bulletin at 11/07/2022 02:44 PM EST

For the Week of October 30, 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

  • Leidos continued acquisition on OPR-E347-KR-22 Central Chesapeake Bay, MD!
  • NOAA Ship Fairweather began multibeam acquisition on OPR-L397-FA-22 in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary!

NOAA Ships

FERDINAND R. HASSLER

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler has concluded their field season and is alongside in New Castle, NH.
NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, Photo courtesy of NOAA

Looking Forward

  • Scheduled repair period commences 17OCT2022 to 30NOV2022.
  • Continue processing the remainder 2022 surveys.

THOMAS JEFFERSON

Recap
  • The NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson processed data acquired on projects OPR-W386-TJ-22 and OPR-W387-TJ-22, while working alongside MOC-A for dockside repairs. 
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, Photo courtesy of NOAA

Looking Forward

  • Thomas Jefferson will continue processing data acquired on projects OPR-W386-TJ-22 and OPR-W387-TJ-22 while working alongside MOC-A.  Dockside repair package commences 07NOV2022 and is ongoing until 23DEC2022. 

Fairweather

OPR-L397-FA-22 Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and OPR-M328-FA-22 EXPRESS 

Recap:

  • NOAA Ship Fairweather began multibeam acquisition on OPR-L397-FA-22 in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, opening sheets H13692 and H12556.
NOAA Ship Fairweather, Photo courtesy of NOAA

Looking Forward

  • NOAA Ship Fairweather will complete sheets H13692 and H12556 before heading into port to shelter from an incoming storm. 
  • Fairweather will transit to the EXPRESS survey area on 08NOV2022 and begin acquisition shortly after. 

RAINIER 

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Rainier has concluded their field season and is alongside in San Francisco.
NOAA Ship Rainier, Photo courtesy of NOAA

Looking Forward

  • Rainier will be de-staging and getting the ship ready for the winter repair period in San Francisco.

Contracted Vessels

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OPR-K356-KR-22 Approaches to Calcasieu, LA

Recap

  • Project shut down for weather and project close out plan preparations. No weekly coverage to report.

Looking Forward

  • Survey operations to resume on 06NOV2022
  • Fill and Investigations (H13649, H13650, H13677, H13678)
  • Continue H13678 MS
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 OPR-E347-KR-22 Central Chesapeake Bay, MD

Recap

  •  The 30’ vessel R/V Oyster Bay II continued survey operations all week.
  • The R/V Sea Innovator I was in port until 02NOV2022 processing data to verify quality and coverage from the main scheme data acquired to date.
  • The R/V Sea Innovator I re-commenced survey operations on various sheets starting on 02NOV2022.

Looking Forward

  • Continue survey operations on the R/V Oyster Bay II.

  • Continue survey and data analysis and holiday/gap assessments on the R/V Sea Innovator I. It is forecast that the R/V Sea Innovator I will be close to concluding the survey phase for the vessel by the end of this week.