Weekly Hydro Ship Activity Report - April 30 through May 06, 2023

NOAA's National Ocean Service sent this bulletin at 05/09/2023 08:26 AM EDT

For the Week of April 30, 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 Ferdinand R. Hassler kicked off their field season and departed USCG Tradd St. in Charleston, SC for Operational Readiness Training (ORT)!
  • Leidos completed acquisition and successfully demobilized their vessels on OPR-E347-KR-22 Central Chesapeake Bay, MD!

NOAA Ships

FERDINAND R. HASSLER

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler departed USCG Tradd St. in Charleston, SC for Operational Readiness Training (ORT). 
NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler, Photo courtesy of NOAA

Looking Forward

  • The ship will begin multibeam sonar acquisition on OPR-F324- FH-23 Approaches to Wilmington, NC.

THOMAS JEFFERSON 

OPR-K371-TJ-23 Approaches to Galveston, TX

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson got underway from Galveston, TX on 01MAY2023 and began conducting survey operations on OPR-K371-TJ-23, acquiring on sheets H13703, H13705, and H13707.
  • The ship pulled into port on 05MAY2023.
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, Photo courtesy of NOAA

Looking Forward

  • Thomas Jefferson will get underway from Galveston, TX on 08MAY2023 and begin conducting survey operations on OPR-K371-TJ-23, acquiring on sheet H13705 with the ship and H13703 with the launch (weather dependent).

Fairweather

OPR-O392-FA-23 Approaches to Revillagigedo, AK

Recap:

  • NOAA Ship Fairweather conducted launch hydro operations on sheet H13774. Only 3 launch boats were running due to mechanical issues.
 NOAA Ship Fairweather, Photo courtesy of NOAA

Looking Forward

  • NOAA Ship Fairweather will continue acquisition on OPR-O392-FA-23 Approaches to Revillagigedo, AK on sheets H13774 and H13775.
  • The ship will then transit to Juneau for a scheduled inport. 

RAINIER 

OPR-T382-RA-23 American Samoa/PRIA (RICHARD)

Recap
  • NOAA Ship Rainier worked on H13731 and H13732, while conducting dive operations around Howland and Baker Islands Islands.
NOAA Ship Rainier, Photo courtesy of NOAA

Looking Forward

  • Rainier will transit to Pearl Harbor, HI for Fleet Inspection and alongside repairs

Contracted Vessels

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OPR-E351-KR-22 Southwest Chesapeake Rivers

Recap

  • R/V 505 conducted investigation and fill in H13766 and H13767, was down on 01MAY2023 and had a partial day on 02MAY2023 due to weather..
  • R/V Pulse conducted mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13771,
    performed patch tests on 03MAY2023 and 04MAY2023, had weather days on 01MAY2023 and 02MAY2023, and was down for maintenance on 05MAY2023 and 06MAY2023.
  • R/V Spectrum conducted mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in
    H13768 and H13769, and was down on 01MAY2023 with a partial day of collection on 02MAY2023 due to weather.
  • R/V Taku conducted crosslines, bottom sampling, and mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13770 and H13771, performed a patch test on 03MAY2023, and had weather days on 01MAY2023 and 02MAY2023.

Looking Forward

  • R/V 505 will conduct maintenance on their engines and continue to conduct fill and investigation in H13765, H13766, and H13767.
  • R/V Pulse will conduct mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13768 and H13769, along with fill and investigation in H13765..
  • R/V Spectrum will conduct mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13768 and H13769.
  • R/V Taku will conduct mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13770 before being demobilized on 07MAY2023.
  • R/V Endeavor and R/V Voxel have been demobilized.
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OPR-F330-KR-22 Albemarle Sound, NC

Recap

  • R/V Substantial arrived back to its homeport. The vessel is now offsite and completed its known efforts for the project.
  • R/V Benthos was down for weather on 30APR2023 and 01MAY2023 and some minor mechanical downtime on 04MAY2023. R/V Benthos collected SSS/SBES and SBES in H13763.
  • R/V Chinook was down for weather on 30APR2023 and 01MAY2023 and some partial downtime for weather on 02MAY2023 and 04MAY2023. R/V Chinook collected SSS/SBES, SBES, and infill in H13762 and H13764. R/V Chinook also collected SSS/MBES infill in H13755 and H13758.
  • R/V 4‐Points was down on 01MAY2023 for weather. Resumed SBES survey in H13763.
  • Data processing of SSS, MBES, and SBES has continued through the reporting period. The office continues to ingest survey data and focus on QC review, documentation and fill/recovery plans.

Looking Forward

  • R/V Benthos will conduct SSS/SBES in H13763. Possible fill and investigations in H13755 and H13758.
  • R/V Chinook will conduct SSS/SBES in H13764. Possible fill and investigations in H13755, H13758, H13761, and H13762.
  • R/V 4-Points will collect SBES in H13763 and H13764.
  • The office will continue ingestion and processing of SSS, MBES, and SBES data. This week's sheet-wide reviews will focus on SSS/MBES for H13755, H13758, and H13760 and continuing to refine fill and investigation plans. SBES and SSS/SBES reviews will
    continue to develop fill and recovery plans.
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OPR-E347-KR-22 Central Chesapeake Bay, MD

Recap

  • R/V Oyster Bay II closed final holiday/gap fills on 30APR2023 and 01MAY2023.
  • R/V Oyster Bay II demobilization commenced on 02MAY2023.

Looking Forward

  • Data Processing is ongoing in the Newport, RI Data Center.