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For the Week of March 19, 2023
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 operations on various sheets within OPR-E347-KR-22 Central Chesapeake Bay, MD.
- NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson got underway from Galveston, TX on 22MAR2023 and conducted survey operations on OPR-K371-TJ-23.
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
OPR-K371-TJ-23 Approaches to Galveston, TX
Recap
- NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson got underway from Galveston, TX on 22MAR2023 and conducted survey operations on OPR-K371-TJ-23, acquiring on sheets H13707 and H13709.
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Thomas Jefferson and launch will conduct survey operations on OPR-K371-TJ-23, acquiring on sheets H13707, H13708, and H13709 until arriving in Galveston, TX on 31MAR2023
Fairweather
OPR-M328-FA-23 EXPRESS
Recap:
- NOAA Ship Fairweather continued acquisition on OPR-M328-FA-23 EXPRESS until 22MAR2023 when the ship transited into Newport for a scheduled port call.
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Fairweather will leave port on 29MAR2023 to continue acquisition on OPR-M328-FA-23 EXPRESS.
RAINIER
OPR-T382-RA-23 American Samoa/PRIA, RICHARD
Recap
- NOAA Ship Rainier transited to port in Pago Pago, AS on 23MAR2023.
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Looking Forward
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Rainier will leave port in Pago Pago on 29MAR2023 to continue acquisition efforts on the RICHARD project.
Contracted Vessels
OPR-E351-KR-22 Southwest Chesapeake Rivers
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Recap
- On 19MAR2023 there was no survey for any vessels due to weather.
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R/V 505 conducted mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13766 on 20MAR2023, 22MAR2023, a partial day on 23MAR2023 due to Naval testing and
weather, 24MAR2023, 25MAR2023, and mainscheme in H13767 on 21MAR2023.
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R/V Endeavor conducted mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13767 on 20MAR2023 - 24MAR2023 and no survey on 25MAR2023 due to mechanical issues to its starboard engine.
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R/V Pulse conducted mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13766 on 20MAR2023 - 24MAR2023 and mainscheme in both H13766 and H13767 on 25MAR2023.
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R/V Spectrum conducted a patch test and mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13766 on 20MAR2023, mainscheme in H13766 and crosslines in H13767 on 21MAR2023, mainscheme in H13766 on 22MAR2023 and 24MAR2023, and mainscheme in H13767 on 23MAR2023 and 25MAR2023
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R/V Taku conducted mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13766 on
20MAR2023, mainscheme in H13767 on 21MAR2023, and mainscheme in H13766 on 22MAR2023 - 25MAR2023 with a partial day on 23MAR2023 due to weather.
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R/V Voxel conducted mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13767 on 20MAR2023 - 24MAR2023, with a partial day on 23MAR2023 due to weather, and no survey on 25MAR2023 due to weather and vessel maintenance.
Looking Forward
- All vessels anticipate to conduct mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13766 and H13767, dependent on weather.
- Mid-week R/V 505 and Endeavor plan to transit to H13765 to conduct bottom samples and fill. Mid-week R/V Voxel plans to transit to H13771 to conduct mainscheme data acquisition.
- Office staff will continue processing and reporting.
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OPR-E347-KR-22 Central Chesapeake Bay, MD |
Recap
- Survey operations on the R/V Oyster Bay II continued on various sheets to fill holidays. Marginal weather at times dictated which sheets to survey.
Looking Forward
- Survey operations on the R/V Oyster Bay II to conclude acquisition will continue weather permitting.
- Data Processing ongoing in the Newport, RI Data Center and Field Office.
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