Bay Hydro II crew attend USACE vessel dedication in Baltimore
Lt. j.g. Patrick Debroisse, Captain Ryan Schuman (civilian
captain of the Catlett), and Lt. j.g. Sarah Chappel on board the
Catlett.
NOAA R/V
Bay Hydro II crew,
Lt. j.g. Sarah Chappel (officer in charge) and
Lt. j.g. Patrick Debroisse recently attended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Catlett dedication ceremony in Baltimore Harbor.
Catlett is a 61-foot hydrographic survey catamaran and the newest addition to USACE Baltimore District’s fleet. It will be used to map channel depths in the Port of Baltimore. It was the district's first vessel dedication ceremony of its type in over 20 years. The vessel was named for the late Harold Catlett, who worked for USACE Baltimore District as a surveyor from 1985 until his sudden passing in 2014. For more information, contact
Sarah.l.Chappel@noaa.gov.
Northeast navigation manager joins U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary for ride-along in Narragansett Bay
Auxiliarist Frank Cotter, Lt. David Vejar, Auxiliarist Mary Ann
Moran, and Auxiliarist Irving Wood. Credit: Auxiliarist Michael
Quinn
Northeast navigation manager,
Lt. David Vejar, met with U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary First District Northern Region, Narragansett Bay Division, North Star flotilla in Warwick, Rhode Island, for a ride-along in Narragansett Bay. The trip included some routine aids to navigation (AtoN) work, along with a mission in Naval Station Newport to support the USS
Mahan. The opportunity was coordinated through Michael Quinn, division staff officer of Navigation Systems for Division Seven. Mr. Quinn also serves as assistant district staff officer and has shown overwhelming initiative in assisting NOAA with work in Narragansett Bay. This flotilla has submitted 87 chart updates for various NOAA charts in Narragansett Bay and Point Judith. For more information, contact
David.Vejar@noaa.gov.
Hydrographic Services Review Panel convenes in Portsmouth, NH
Thomas Chance (CEO of ASV Global), Val Schmidt (UNH/
CCOM), and Dr. Paul Doremus (NOAA acting assistant
secretary for conservation and management) at UNH/CCOM
in front of a ASV Global C worker 4.
This week, the Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP), met in Portsmouth, NH, for their biannual meeting. The panel received updates from NOAA and private industry on research, development, technology, and an update from the Emerging Arctic Priorities working group. A large focus of the meeting was unmanned and autonomous systems. After hearing a session on how industry is moving forward with autonomous systems to serve mapping, surveying, charting, and marine navigation, the panel discussed and developed consensus advice on NOAA’s Autonomous Systems Strategy. Participants also visited the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, and got a first hand look at the center’s latest research on autonomous systems. For further information on this panel, recent agenda, and presentations please visit the
HSRP public website or email
Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov.
Coast Survey responds to Hurricane Irma
Top image: NRT 5's Ensign Dylan Kosten, Michael Bloom, and
Eli Smith. Bottom image: NRT 5 surveying the main ship
channel in Tampa Bay.
It wasn't long after Hurricane Harvey response slowed down that Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys, making its way up central Florida. Responding to back-to-back hurricanes is challenging, but not impossible. Coast Survey initially received requests for surveys in Miami and Tampa, FL, and Brunswick and Savannah, GA. We are now looking at the possibility of responding in the Keys. Planning and logistics are changing by the hour. Check
Coast Survey's blog for the latest on response efforts.
Thank you to all Coast Survey staff that are involved in planning and responding. For information pertaining to the response effort, contact Capt. James.m.Crocker@noaa.
NOAA ship, NRT, and contractor operations
Weekly Hydro Ship Activity Report: Week of September 3