{"id":168948,"date":"2016-09-20T14:08:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T18:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noaacoastsurvey.wordpress.com\/?p=168948"},"modified":"2016-09-20T14:08:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T18:08:05","slug":"noaa-ship-rainier-surveys-uganik-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/noaa-ship-rainier-surveys-uganik-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"NOAA Ship Rainier surveys Uganik Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ensign Michelle Levano
\nNOAA Ship Rainier<\/em><\/a> recently arrived in Uganik Bay, off of northwest Kodiak Island, to complete hydrographic survey operations in Uganik Passage and Uganik Bay, including the Northeast Arm, North Arm, and South Arm. Rainier has spent 2013 through 2016 surveying areas around North Kodiak Island, including Kizhuyak Bay, Whale and Afognak Passes, Kupreanof Strait, and Viekoda and Terror Bays. The ship will remain in Uganik Bay until the end of October.
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Rainier<\/em> completed project areas H12916, H12919, and H12848 in the spring. They are now surveying H12693 south through H12849 and H12918.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\nRainier is using multibeam sonar technology to acquire high-resolution seafloor mapping data to provide modern chart updates that support Kodiak\u2019s large fishing fleet and higher volumes of passenger vessel traffic. Some of the data appearing on NOAA\u2019s charts in this area are from surveys conducted between 1900 and 1939. (See the source diagram in the bottom left corner of NOAA chart 16597<\/a>.) However, this is not Rainier\u2019s first visit to Uganik Bay. In the early 1970s, Rainier<\/em> was in the same vicinity performing survey operations and installing survey stations at Broken Point, Uganik Bay, and Shelikhof Strait.
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Rainier<\/em> crew at Broken Point, Uganik Bay, in the 1970s<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nCommissioned in 1968, NOAA Ship Rainier<\/em> has a 48-year history in NOAA\u2019s fleet of research ships and aircraft. Homeported at NOAA\u2019s Marine Operations Center-Pacific<\/a> in Newport, Oregon, she is operated and managed by NOAA\u2019s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations<\/a>. The 231-foot Rainier<\/em> is one of four hydrographic survey ships in the NOAA fleet that support the nautical charting mission of NOAA\u2019s Office of Coast Survey<\/a> to keep mariners safe and maritime commerce flowing. The ship, her four aluminum survey launches, and other small boats collect data that is used to update nautical charts and inform decisions on coastal science and management.
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NOAA Ship Rainier<\/em> at anchor, in Uganik. Photo by Ensign Dylan Kosten<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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One of Rainier<\/em>‘s four launches at work in Uganik Bay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nEach of Rainier<\/em>\u2019s small boat launches has modern sonar systems that gather data nearshore as well as offshore. Additionally, the ship itself has a sonar system mounted to her hull for offshore operations. This information can provide bottom seafloor habitat characterization for sustainable fisheries initiatives, and provide data for ocean tourism and recreational fishing.
\nIf you happen to be in the area, and see a white hull with S-221 painted on her bow, please do not hesitate to contact the ship to acquire more information regarding the ship and her mission. Rainier<\/em> monitors VHF channels 13 and 16. Or, email Rainier<\/em>\u2019s public affairs officer at michelle.levano@noaa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Ensign Michelle Levano NOAA Ship Rainier recently arrived in Uganik Bay, off of northwest Kodiak Island, to complete hydrographic survey operations in Uganik Passage and Uganik Bay, including the Northeast Arm, North Arm, and South Arm. Rainier has spent 2013 through 2016 surveying areas around North Kodiak Island, including Kizhuyak Bay, Whale and Afognak … <\/p>\n

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