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For the Week of May 7, 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
- NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson continued acquisition on OPR-K371-TJ-23 Approaches to Galveston, TX!
- eTrac continued acquisition on OPR-E351-KR-22 Southwest Chesapeake Rivers!
NOAA Ships
FERDINAND R. HASSLER
Recap
- NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler conducted Operational Readiness Training (ORT) in Charleston, SC.
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- 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 08MAY2023 and began conducting survey operations on OPR-K371-TJ-23, acquiring on sheets H13703, H13705, H13707, and H13709.
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Thomas Jefferson will continue to conduct survey operations on OPR-K371-TJ-23, acquiring on sheets H13707 and H13709. The ship will pull into port on 19MAY2023.
Fairweather
OPR-O392-FA-23 Approaches to Revillagigedo, AK
Recap:
- NOAA Ship Fairweather conducted acquisition on H13774 and H13777 before transiting to Juneau for crew rest.
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- NOAA Ship Fairweather's crew will rest in Juneau before transiting to Kodiak for stores. The ship will then transit to Togiak Bay to begin OPR-R331-FA-23.
RAINIER
OPR-T382-RA-23 American Samoa/PRIA (RICHARD)
Recap
- NOAA Ship Rainier worked on H13731 while conducting dive operations around Howland and Baker Islands and transited to Pearl Harbor, HI for Fleet Inspection and alongside repairs.
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Looking Forward
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Rainier will be alongside Pearl Harbor, HI for Fleet Inspection and alongside repairs.
Contracted Vessels
OPR-E351-KR-22 Southwest Chesapeake Rivers
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Recap
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R/V 505 conducted investigation and fill in H13767, was down on 01MAY2023, had a partial day on 09MAY2023 and 13MAY2023 due to weather, and performed patch tests on 10MAY2023 and 11MAY2023.
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R/V Spectrum conducted mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13768 and H13770, performed a patch test on 08MAY2023, and had a partial day on 15MAY2023 due to weather.
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R/V Pulse was down for maintenance from 07MAY2023 to 10MAY2023, conducted mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition and NALL investigations in H13770, performed patch tests on 10MAY2023, 11MAY2023 and 12MAY2023, and had a shortened day for weather on 13MAY2023.
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R/V Taku conducted cross line MBES and SSS data acquisition and Bottom Sample acquisition in H13770 before being demobilized on 08MAY2023.
Looking Forward
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R/V 505 will conduct maintenance on their engines and continue to conduct fill and investigation in H13765, H13766, H13767.
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R/V Pulse will conduct maintenance on their engines and continue to conduct mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition and NALL investigations in H13770 and H13771.
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R/V Spectrum will conduct mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13770 and H13771.
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R/V Endeavor, R/V Voxel, and R/V Taku have been demobilized.
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OPR-F330-KR-22 Albemarle Sound, NC
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Recap
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R/V Benthos was partially down for weather on 09MAY2023. R/V Benthos collected SSS/SBES in H13763.
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R/V Chinook was down for weather on 10MAY2023. R/V Chinook collected SSS/SBES and SBES in H13764 and SSS/MBES in H13760.
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R/V 4‐Points was partially down for weather on 09MAY2023 and partial mechanical downtime on 11MAY2023. R/V 4‐Points collected SBES in H13763 and H13764.
- 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
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R/V Benthos will collect SSS/SBES in H13763.
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R/V Chinook will collect SSS/SBES in H13764.
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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. SSS/SBES reviews will continue
to develop fill and recovery plans.
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