Weekly Hydro Ship Activity Report - March 5 through March 11, 2023

Highlights of this edition

• NOAA Ship Rainier completed RICHARD Mobilization/Dive ORT and began transiting to Pago Pago, AS
• NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson completed 3 days of underway ORT, commenced ship's patch test, and began transiting to Galveston, TX
• Leidos resumed survey operations on OPR-E347-KR-22 Central Chesapeake Bay, MD

NOAA Ships

FERDINAND R. HASSLER Recap NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler is alongside MOC-A in Norfolk, VA.

• 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 submitted the final OPR-W386-TJ-22 surveys (H13682 and H13687) prior to getting underway from Norfolk, VA on 05MAR2023. The ship completed 3 days of underway ORT, commenced ship's patch test, and began transiting to Galveston, TX.

• Thomas Jefferson will continue transiting to Galveston, TX.
• The ship intends to complete the ship's EM710 patch test and SSS cert prior to arrival in Galveston, TX on 17MAR2023.

Fairweather Recap: NOAA Ship Fairweather is alongside MOC-P for dockside repairs.

• Fairweather will continue processing data acquired on project OPR-M328-FA-22 EXPRESS.

RAINIER  Recap NOAA Ship Rainier completed RICHARD Mobilization/Dive ORT and began transiting from Honolulu, HI to Pago Pago, AS.

Looking Forward

• Rainier will continue transiting to Pago Pago, AS.

Contracted Vessels

OPR-E347-KR-22 Central Chesapeake Bay, MD

Looking Forward

• Survey operations on the R/V Oyster Bay II to concluded acquisition will continue weather permitting.
• Data Processing ongoing in the Newport, RI Data Center and Field Office.

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