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For the Week of June 25, 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 resumed hydrographic survey operations acquiring SSS and MBES and bottom sample data on OPR-K371-TJ-23 Approaches to Galveston, TX!
- Geodynamics continued survey acquisition on OPR-F330-FA-22 Albemarle Sound, NC Approaches to Nome, AK!
NOAA Ships
FERDINAND R. HASSLER
OPR-F324-FH-23 Approaches to Wilmington, NC
Recap
- NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler was in port in Norfolk, VA.
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- The ship will depart Norfolk to continue survey 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 departed from Galveston, TX on 26JUN2023 and resumed hydrographic survey operations on OPR-K371-TJ-23, acquiring SSS and MBES and bottom sample data on sheets H13706, H13710, H13703, H13704, H13711, closing all but the latter.
- The ship transited to and fully developed D00281, closing it on the same day.
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Thomas Jefferson will continue to conduct survey operations on OPR-K371-TJ-23 opening sheets H13712 and H13713 and focusing on mainscheme acquisition in the navigational fairways before commencing the transit to Savannah and Norfolk.
Fairweather
OPR-R331-FA-23 Togiak, AK
Recap:
- No updates provided for NOAA Ship Fairweather.
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- The ship will continue survey operations on OPR-R331-FA-23 Togiak, AK.
RAINIER
OPR-T382-RA-23 American Samoa/PRIA (RICHARD)
Recap
- No updates provided for NOAA Ship Rainier.
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Looking Forward
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Rainier will continue survey operations on OPR-T382-RA-23 American Samoa/PRIA (RICHARD).
Contracted Vessels
OPR-E351-KR-22 Southwest Chesapeake Rivers
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Recap
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R/V 505 conducted mainscheme MBES and SSS data and bottom sample acquisition in H13772 with a shortened day for weather on 25JUN2023, and mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13768.
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R/V Pulse conducted mainscheme MBES and SSS data acquisition in H13768 and has been down from 27JUN2023 onward.
Looking Forward
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R/V 505 and R/V Pulse will be offline until 09JUL2023.
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R/V Endeavor, R/V Voxel, R/V Spectrum, and R/V Taku have been demobilized.
- Office staff plans to continue processing and reporting the remaining sheets.
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OPR-R390-KR-23 Approaches to Nome, AK |
Recap
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R/V Thunder continued mainscheme data acquisition in H13696 and began main scheme acquisition in H13697. The Thunder had a partial day of survey on 25JUN2023, 30JUN2023, and 26JUN2023, had a port call for part of the day on 28JUN2023 and 29JUN2023, and completed a patch test on 29JUN2023.
- ASV Quimby continued mainscheme data acquisition in H13695. Quimby had partial days of survey on 25JUN2023, 27JUN2023, and 30JUN2023 and was down for survey on 26JUN2023, 28JUN2023, and 29JUN2023. Quimby then completed a patch test on 28JUN2023.
- JOA monitored the tide gauges remotely.
- Office staff continued processing and reporting.
Looking Forward
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R/V Thunder will continue mainscheme data acquisition in H13697 and begin crossline acquisition in H13696 and H13697. R/V Thunder will then have a port call in Nome on 07JUL2023 for a crew change and reprovisions.
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R/V Norseman II and ASV Inez will be offsite.
- ASV Quimby will continue main scheme data acquisition in H13695 and H13696.
- Office staff will continue processing and reporting.
- JOA staff will monitor the tide station remotely.
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OPR-F330-KR-22 Albemarle Sound, NC
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Recap
- R/V Benthos was down for weather on 26JUN2023 and 27JUN2023. R/V Benthos collected SSS/MBES for infills and investigations in H13755 and H13758, and collected crosslines in H13755.
- R/V Chinook was partially down for weather on 25JUN2023 - 27JUN2023. R/V Chinook collected SSS/MBES for infills, investigations, and crosslines in H13755 and H13758 and SBES for infills in H13761.
- R/V 4‐Points was down for weather on 26JUN2023 and 27JUN2023. R/V 4Points collected SSS/MBES for infill and investigations in H13758 and H13755, and SBES for infill in H13762 and H13761.
- 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 and R/V Chinook will collect SSS/MBES infills and investigations in H13755, H13758, H13761, and H13762.
- R/V 4-Points will collect infills and investigations in H13761, and H13762.
- 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 H13760 and SSS/SBES and SSS/SBES reviews in H13761 and H13672 while continuing to refine all fill and investigation plans.
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OPR-R340-KR-23 Bristol Bay, Alaska |
Recap
- Began week working in southern part of the area in H13724 due to SE weather. Moved back to the sheets near Nushagak in the NW part of the survey area once weather improved.
- In addition to H13724, work was performed in H13715, H13716, H13717, H13718, H13723, F00875, and F00876. Operations worked where weather and vessel traffic allowed.
- A rotation was completed in Dillingham on 26JUN2023.
Looking Forward
- Work where weather and fishing activity permits. Operations are likely to move back to the southern part of the survey area (H13725) early in the week due to SE weather.
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