For the Week of February 26, 2023
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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 arrived in Honolulu, HI and began RICHARD Mobilization/Dive ORT
NOAA Ships
FERDINAND R. HASSLER
Recap
- NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler is alongside MOC-A in Norfolk, VA.
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- The ship is navigating through a few outstanding items associated with their winter repair package and looking forward to resuming operations in the Spring.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Recap
- NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson processed data acquired on project OPR-W386-TJ-22.
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Thomas Jefferson will be submitting the final OPR-W386-TJ-22 surveys, H13682 and H13687.
- The ship will depart Norfolk, VA for ORT, HSRR, and Galveston, TX on 05MAR2023.
Fairweather
Recap:
- NOAA Ship Fairweather is alongside MOC-P for dockside repairs.
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Fairweather will continue processing data acquired on project OPR-M328-FA-22 EXPRESS.
RAINIER
Recap
- NOAA Ship Rainier arrived in Honolulu, HI and began RICHARD Mobilization/Dive ORT.
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Looking Forward
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Rainier will continue RICHARD Mobilization/Dive ORT before getting underway.
Contracted Vessels
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OPR-E347-KR-22 Central Chesapeake Bay, MD |
Recap
- Survey operations on the R/V Oyster Bay II remained shut down to process data to verify final coverage and identify any holidays requiring fill.
Looking Forward
- Survey operations on the R/V Oyster Bay II will resume on 05MAR2023.
- Data Processing ongoing in the Newport, RI Data Center and Field Office.
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