Operations at Station ALOHA are currently proceeding as planned but slightly delayed due to a level wind problem earlier this morning.
Daily Operations:
February 11, 2013
0850- Depart Snug Harbor
0920- Science Party Safety Briefing with Captain
0945- Fire and Abandon Ship Drills
1130- Arrive Station Kahe
1145- Weight cast to 500 m
1215- End of weight cast
1228- Hyperpro
1313- End Hyperpro
1320- S2C1 1000 m CTD
1500- End of cast
1505- Transit to Station ALOHA
2240- Arrive Station ALOHA
2251- Sediment Trap Deployment Begins
2321- Sediment Trap Array Released 22 45.040'N 158 2.2038'W
February 12, 2013
0148- S2C1 1000 m CTD
0315- End of cast
0415- Primary Production Array Deployment begins
0439- Primary Production Array Released 22 44.972'N 158 0.032'W
0502- S2C2 near bottom CTD
0845- Level wind on trawl winch problem with screw, repair begins
0910- Repairs complete, continue with CTD cast
0942- End of Cast
0945- Transit to pump ship's tanks
1035- Net Tow
1115- End of net tow
1145- S2C3 1000 m CTD
1309- End of cast
1317- Hyperpro
Weather conditions are currently 15-20kt winds from the NE, 2-4 ft seas and a 6/8 cloud covered sky.
Aloha,
~s
HOT 249 Chief Scientist
Submitted 02-12-13 @1340
Operations at Station ALOHA continue as scheduled with great weather on Station.
Daily Operations:
February 12, 2013
1424- S2C4 1000 m CTD
1542- End of cast
1558- Transit to pump ship's tanks
1659- S2C5 1000 m CTD
1804- End of cast
1840- Recovery of the Primary Production Array 22 48.634'N 158 0.609'W
1910- End of recovery
1955- S2C6 1000 m CTD
2114- End of cast
2200- Net Tow
2230- Second Net Tow
2308- S2C7 1000 m CTD
February 13, 2013
0030- End of cast
0158- S2C8 1000 m CTD
0304- End of cast
0345- Gas Array Deployment 22 35.04'N 158 01.99'W
0405- Array deployment complete
0444- S2C9 1000 m CTD
0550- End of cast
0746- S2C10 1000 m CTD
0856- End of cast
0906- Transit to pump ship's tanks
1000- Net Tow
1033- End of tow
1050- ATE
1116- End of ATE
1118- S2C11 1000 m CTD
1227- End of cast
1238- Net tow
1309- End of tow
Current weather conditions are beautiful, 1-2 ft seas, 10-13kt winds from the NE and a nice sunny day.
Aloha,
~s
HOT 249 Chief Scientist
Submitted 02-13-13 @1333
Operations at Station ALOHA are complete and we are transiting to StationKaena for the near bottom CTD cast at that Station.
Daily Activities:
February 13, 2013
1341- S2C12 1000 m CTD
1516- End of cast
1655- S2C13 1000 m CTD
1805- End of cast
1820- Transit to pump ship's tanks
1953- S2C14 1000 m CTD
2058- End of cast
2202- Net Tow
2236- End of net tow
2306- S2C15 near bottom CTD cast
February 14, 2013
0051- 10 m off the bottom
0232- End of cast
0305- AC9/FRRf started, but delayed to switch winches
0330- AC9/FRRf deployed
0500- End of Optics cast
0504- Transit to Gas Array
0618- Arrive at Gas Array
0636- Gas Array Recovered 22 51.598'N 158 7.183'W
0640- Transit to Sediment Traps
0745- Arrive at Sediment Traps
0809- Traps Recovered 22 57.306'N 158 2.009'W
0811- Transit Station ALOHA
1000- AC9/FRRf
1145- End of cast
1200- Hyperpro
1249- Hyperpro on board
1305- S50C1 200 m yo-yo cast
1433- End of cast, 5 cycles complete
1525- APEX floats deployed 22 46.013'N 157 53.96'W
1530- Transit to Station Kaena
It has been a great cruise!
~s
HOT 249 Chief Scientist
Submitted 02-14-13 @1340