Updates
Test is Underway
The OOI-CGSN team and the R/V Neil Armstrong successfully deployed the Shallow Water Mooring which will now collect engineering data so the team can assess the performance of the mooring and the new profiling vehicle.
Read MoreArmstrong on the Way
The OOI-Coastal and Global Scale Node (CGSN) team will deploy the Shallow Water Mooring south of Martha’s Vineyard enroute to the proposed Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB) location. Once at Pioneer MAB, they will recover the test Coastal Surface Mooring after 8 months collecting engineering data. They will also perform surveys and ROV inspections of potential…
Read MoreLoaded and Ready to Go!
The Shallow Water Mooring has been loaded on the R/V Neil Armstrong and fully integrated. This means the buoy, riser, multi-function node, and profiling vehicle are complete, operating, and transmitting test data. The system will operate right up until departure to ensure all systems are ready for deployment.
Read MoreSafety First
Safety is always a key aspect of going to sea. One of the first things we do is have a safety drill so that we understand what the different ship alarms mean, where we need to muster in the case of an emergency, and how to don and use our personal protective equipment. Science party…
Read MorePreparing the Test Mooring
At-Sea Test 4 cruise will include the first deployment of new Shallow Water Mooring (SWM) components. The mooring will be deployed for a few months to test the seabed multifunction node, buoyant stretch hose, riser cable, and Prawler profiling vehicle. Engineering data will be collected and assessed prior to deployment at the proposed Pioneer Mid-Atlantic…
Read MoreAnchors, then Away
Two anchors were recovered — the Washington Offshore Profiling mooring anchor and the Washington Offshore surface mooring anchor — and the R/V Atltantis and the Endurance 19 team headed for Astoria and home. The team arrived in port on Saturday October 7 to begin the process of offloading the quite full ship, then loading trucks…
Read MoreDeployment and Recovery
The work continues. On Tuesday, October 4, the Endurance 19 Team aboard the R/V Atlantis deployed the Washington Shelf surface mooring, making room on the back deck for the recovery of the Washington Inshore mooring. After its recovery, the team proceeded to clean the Inshore mooring that had a heavy layer of biofouling caked on,…
Read MoreNature’s Gifts
Sometimes while at sea nature offers up lovely gifts to compensate for other less-than-ideal working conditions. During the Endurance 19 Expedition, the team and crew of the R/V Atlantis were treated to a fogbow, glorious sunrise, and a starfish who tagged along to say hello during an anchor retrieval.
Read MoreWork and Weather Continue
On October 2, the Endurance 19 Team successfully deployed the Oregon inshore surface mooring (CE01ISSM). The waves were high, the weather gray, and the air cold, but the Team carried on to accomplish its objectives in the remaining days of the expedition.
Read MoreHumor Needed
A sense of humor is often required when weather and sea conditions are less than ideal yet the job needs to get done. Here, Technician Raelynn Heinitz and Deck Lead Alex Wick demonstrate their good humor as caught by the digital still camera of the bottom lander, while they were testing acoustic releases on deck…
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