Posts Tagged ‘Pioneer MAB’
Regular CTD Casts
CTD casts that measure conductivity, temperature, and depth are a standard oceanographic measurement tool. The Pioneer Array MAB team are making CTD casts with water sampling at the deployment sites. One cast was completed last evening after the successful recovery of the first of two Autonomous Underwater Vehicle transects.
Read MoreFirst of First
This morning, April 3, 2024, marked the beginning of the Coastal Pioneer Array in its new location in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. The team began prepping for the deployment of the Central Surface Mooring (CNSM-1) at 6 am Eastern. The mooring was in the water and its instruments functioning shortly after 9 am. Well done, team!
Read MoreCPM Deployment
A profiler mooring deployment starts with the buoy going over the transom. The Armstrong’s Bos’n (right) signals for the hauling winch to come up slowly to begin the process. OOI Team member Kris Newhall (left) and Armstrong crew members (background) assist.
Read MoreOut of Drydock
The RV Neil Armstrong was floated out of drydock and is now ready to go! The team departed on the Pioneer MAB test mooring and mapping cruise on Feb. 21st and will be offshore for approximately one week. They will map the seabed using sonar, perform ROV visual inspections, and deploy two test moorings.
Read MoreA View From Below
Not a view many get to see! Chief Engineer Pete Marczak waving from the stern and Irene Duran, Jennifer Batryn, and Dee Emrich standing in the Charleston, SC drydock give a good sense of the size of the RV Neil Armstrong below the waterline.
Read MoreMoving Quickly
The mobilization of the Pioneer MAB test moorings is moving quickly thanks to the expertise of the OOI-CGSN team, the crew of the Armstrong, and the support of the dockyard. The buoy builds are complete and the profiler and surface buoys were moved to the ship.
Read MoreAssembly Complete
Jim Ryder and Kris Newhall complete assembly of At-Sea Test 3 surface buoy to be deployed at new Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight location this month. The test moorings will confirm the design of the systems to be implemented within the new array in Spring 2024.
Read MoreWell and Tower Preparations
The OOI-CGSN team members Alex Franks and Jared Schwartz, with dockyard support, prepare the At-Sea Test 3 surface mooring well and tower for integration into the buoy.
Read MoreMoving Parts
The RV Neil Armstrong crew move the buoy frame and buoyancy foam for the At-Sea Test 3 surface mooring from the ship to the dock in Charleston, SC. At-Sea Test 3 is the deployment of test moorings at the new OOI Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight location.
Read MoreDouble Duty
Doing two things at once. The R/V Neil Armstrong is in a Charleston, SC drydock for inspection and also supporting the mobilization of the At-Sea Test 3 surface and profiler buoys for OOI-CGSN.
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