For the Week of November 13, 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
- Leidos' R/V Sea Innovator I concluded tasking for OPR-E347-KR-22 Central Chesapeake Bay, MD and has been demobilized.
- NOAA Ship Fairweather continued multibeam acquisition on OPR-M328-FA-22 EXPRESS offshore of Oregon!
NOAA Ships
FERDINAND R. HASSLER
Recap
- NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler has concluded their field season and is alongside in New Castle, NH.
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- 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.
- Dockside repair package commenced on 07NOV2022 and is ongoing until 23DEC2022.
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Thomas Jefferson will continue processing data acquired on projects OPR-W386-TJ-22 and OPR-W387-TJ-22 while working alongside MOC-A.
Fairweather
OPR-M328-FA-22 EXPRESS
Recap:
- NOAA Ship Fairweather continued multibeam acquisition on OPR-M328-FA-22 EXPRESS.
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Fairweather will conclude their field season and head into port for alongside repairs.
RAINIER
Recap
- NOAA Ship Rainier has concluded their field season and is alongside in San Francisco.
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Looking Forward
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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
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Recap
- Project shut down for weather and project close out plan preparations. No weekly coverage to report.
Looking Forward
- Project shut down for weather and project close out plan preparations. No weekly coverage to report.
- Planning to resume survey operations the week of 28NOV2022
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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 with continued weather.
- The R/V Sea Innovator I arrived in port (Fairhaven, MA) on 15NOV2022; concluding the R/V Sea Innovator I tasking for this project.
Looking Forward
- Continue survey operations on the R/V Oyster Bay II.
- A scheduled shutdown will commence 22NOV2022 - 28NOV2022 for Thanksgiving.
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