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Daily Reports for R/V KILO MOANA January/February 2010 ************************************************************************************************************
KM 10-04 Noon
Report 1200(W) 28 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 121,620 gals Fuel Consumed (25 hrs): 3065 gals Potable water on board: 7100 gals Weather: wind 060 @ 28 kts, combined sea & swell ENE’ly @ 07-09 ft, Barometer 1021.6 rising, temp 20.0C, mostly cloudy U/W on KM 10-04, a twelve-day transit to Apra Harbor, Guam. We have averaged 12.1 knots the past 25 hours (retarded ship’s clocks one hour overnight). Weather is more rugged than anticipated, but on our stern, so our speed has been good. Crew, ship doing well. ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-04 Noon
Report 1200(W) 27 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 124,685 gals Fuel Consumed (23 hrs): 2387 gals Potable water on board: 7100 gals Weather: wind 330 @ 08 kts, combined sea & swell E’ly @ 04-06 ft, Barometer 1019.5 steady, temp 22.1C, clear skies U/W on KM 10-04, a twelve-day transit to Apra Harbor, Guam. Shortly after our delayed departure yesterday, we conducted multiple test casts with our new Caley CTD system, including tow casts. Testing provided successful results, heave compensation unit has been providing impressively stable casts in moderate-size swells. We have averaged 11.6 knots the past 15 hours, since commencing our transit after the tests and transferring three riders ashore via small boat. Crew, ship doing well, hoping for the best for family and friends in Hawaii and elsewhere under tsunami watch. ************************************************************************************************************ The following are the departure particulars for KM 10-04, leaving Honolulu, HI 26 Feb, 2010 Intentions are to transit to 1000 meters water depth and conduct testing of Caley crane. Upon completion of tests, we will transit to vicinity Kalihi Channel and transfer the three riders to Pier 45 via small boat. Upon completion of small boat transfer, we will commence our transit to Guam, approx 12d 02h. 0740 Completed all pre-departure tests and inspections 1248 Last line (delay due to ship’s whistle repairs) 1322 Passing H buoy outbound Fuel on board: 127,072 gal Potable water: 8000 gal ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-03 Arrival Report 25 February Following are the particulars of KM arrival at Snug Harbor, HI: 0930 Completed all pre-arrival tests and inspections 1025 Abeam H buoy (delay for traffic, following ship in, dead slow) 1120 First line 1128 All fast, stbd side to Pier 45, FWE Fuel on board: 69,982 gals (by soundings) Total fuel consumed: 15,883 gals Total miles steamed: 1407 nmi Total cruise time: 05d 03.5h ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-03 Noon Report
1200(W) 24 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 73,604 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 3033 gals Potable water on board: 7100 gals Weather: wind 220 @ 08 kts, combined sea & swell var @ 04-07 ft, Barometer 1017.0 steady, temp 21.2C, mostly cloudy, showers U/W on KM 10-03, a five-day ocean bottom-mapping cruise northeast of Oahu. We will be finished with the bottom-mapping approximately 1800 this evening and then proceeding back to Honolulu. Science, crew, ship doing well, enjoying the exceptionally nice weather. ETA H buoy is 1000 25 Feb, then arriving 1100 at Snug for disembarkation of science personnel. We will then depart Snug at 1130 for fueling at Pier 30, returning to Snug approximately 1630/1700. ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-03 Noon Report
1200(W) 23 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 76,637 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2857 gals Potable water on board: 7100 gals Weather: wind 160 @ 09 kts, combined sea & swell NNW’ly @ 05-07 ft, Barometer 1016.5 steady, temp 21.9C, mostly cloudy U/W on KM 10-03, a five-day ocean bottom-mapping cruise northeast of Oahu. Continuing bottom-mapping with magnetometer deployed, science, crew, ship doing well. A test of the Caley CTD system yesterday afternoon was successful. Package entered water at 1241, lowered to 2000m at speeds from 30m/min to 60m/min, bottles fired, package retrieved at speeds from 30m/min to 60 m/min, package on deck at 1430. Heave compensation system utilized successfully during periods of deployment and retrieval (no wind, 6-8 ft swell). Video and stills taken. Paraphrased from a report by OTG: On the down cast, at 50 m line out, stopped winch and switched to long-cast mode. Package was then paid out at 60 m/min (1 m/sec). When we were at speed, we turned on heave compensator. Heave comp remained on until 2000 dBar depth. We fired all bottles at 2000 dBar with heave comp on. Winch operator stopped at ~1950 dBar and heave comp was left off for a minute. We then hauled in at 60 m/min and turned heave comp back on. Heave comp remained on until we were at 50 m wire out. We then turned heave comp off, switched to handling mode, walked package to 20m, and transferred control to winch pendant and recovered the package. Observations: Winch readout not interfaced with ship’s system yet to enable viewing on the data channels. CCTV camera angles need to be changed to allow monitoring of wire over the side from the bridge (when Caley is in casting position, the wire angle is blocked by Caley crane body on one camera and is blocked by the a-frame on another camera). ETA H buoy is 1000 25 Feb, then arriving 1100 at Snug for disembarkation of science personnel. We will then depart Snug at 1130 for fueling at Pier 30, returning to Snug approximately 1630/1700. ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-03 Noon
Report 1200(W) 22 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 79,494 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2994 gals Potable water on board: 7100 gals Weather: wind 160 @ 06 kts, combined sea & swell NW’ly @ 03-05 ft, Barometer 1019.0 steady, temp 20.2C, partly cloudy U/W on KM 10-03, a five-day ocean bottom-mapping cruise northeast of Oahu. Continuing bottom-mapping with magnetometer deployed, science, crew, ship doing well. A 2000-meter CTD test cast will be conducted this afternoon. There was approximately one hour of significant reduction in quality of mapping data yesterday due to shipboard operation of fuel-transfer pumps. Now that it is known that these pumps interfere with mapping, their operation will be limited to periods that will not overlap science operations whenever possible. ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-03 Noon Report
1200(W) 21 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 82,488 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2999 gals Potable water on board: 7100 gals Weather: wind var @ 03 kts, combined sea & swell NW’ly @ 04-06 ft, Barometer 1019.2 steady, temp 20.3C, partly cloudy U/W on KM 10-03, a five-day ocean bottom-mapping cruise northeast of Oahu. Continuing bottom-mapping with magnetometer deployed, science, crew, ship doing well. ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-03 Noon
Report 1200(W) 20 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 85,487 gals Fuel Consumed (04 hrs): 378 gals Potable water on board: 7100 gals Weather: wind 070 @ 14 kts, combined sea & swell N’ly @ 04-06 ft, Barometer 1019.6 steady, temp 20.6C, few scattered clouds U/W on KM 10-03, a five-day ocean bottom-mapping cruise northeast of Oahu. Continuing transit to first mapping leg, ETA 2200 tonight. Science, crew, ship doing well. ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-01/10-02 Arrival Report 10 February Following are the particulars of KM arrival at Snug Harbor, HI: 0630 Completed all pre-arrival tests and inspections 0712 Abeam H buoy (delay for traffic) 0753 First line 0827 All fast, stbd side to Pier 45, FWE Fuel on board: 86,157 gals (by soundings) Total fuel consumed: 31,714 gals Total miles steamed: 2855 nmi Total cruise time: 12d 00h ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-02 Noon Report
1200(W) 09 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 87,294 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2480 gals Potable water on board: 7800 gals Weather: wind 120 @ 13 kts, combined sea & swell ESE’ly @ 04-06 ft, Barometer 1018.3 falling, temp 20.9C, partly cloudy U/W on KM 10-02, a transit from Coos Bay, OR to Honolulu, HI (includes 4 survey pts). Continuing transit to Honolulu, HI, ETA well in hand, nice weather holding. Continuing with survey lines. Snug ETA 0800 10 Feb local time. Ship, crew doing well, looking forward to returning home! ************************************************************************************************************ KM
10-02 Noon Report 1200(W) 08 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 89,774 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2703 gals Potable water on board: 7900 gals Weather: wind 075 @ 05 kts, combined sea & swell var @ 03-05 ft, Barometer 1021.0 rising, temp 20.9C, partly cloudy U/W on KM 10-02, a transit from Coos Bay, OR to Honolulu, HI (includes 4 survey pts). Continuing transit to Honolulu, HI, avg 11.3 kts last 24 hrs, nice weather holding. Commenced first survey leg 1120 this morning. Snug ETA 0800 10 Feb local time. Ship, crew doing well, looking forward to returning home! ************************************************************************************************************ KM
10-02 Noon Report 1200(W) 07 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 92,477 gals Fuel Consumed (25 hrs): 3062 gals Potable water on board: 8000 gals Weather: wind 270 @ 05 kts, combined sea & swell WNW’ly @ 03-05 ft, Barometer 1019.0 steady, temp 17.6C, partly cloudy U/W on KM 10-02, a transit from Coos Bay, OR to Honolulu, HI (includes 4 survey pts). Continuing transit to Honolulu, HI, avg 11.5 kts last 25 hrs, nice weather holding. Snug ETA 0800 10 Feb local time. Ship, crew doing well, looking forward to returning home! ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-02 Noon Report
1200(V) 06 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 95,539 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2927 gals Potable water on board: 8000 gals Weather: wind 235 @ 12 kts, combined sea & swell WNW’ly @ 04-06 ft, Barometer 1020.0 steady, temp 17.1C, partly cloudy U/W on KM 10-02, a transit from Coos Bay, OR to Honolulu, HI (includes 4 survey pts). Continuing transit to Honolulu, HI, avg 11.3 kts last 24 hrs. Into nice weather now, should be good for the remainder of our transit. Snug ETA 0800 10 Feb local time. Ship, crew doing well, looking forward to returning home! ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-02 Noon
Report 1200(V) 05 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 98,466 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2516 gals Potable water on board: 8000 gals Weather: wind 310 @ 28 kts, combined sea & swell WNW’ly @ 10-12 ft, Barometer 1010.0 rising, temp 12.9C, mostly cloudy U/W on KM 10-02, a transit from Coos Bay, OR to Honolulu, HI. Continuing transit to Honolulu, HI, avg 8.4 kts last 24 hrs (speed reduced due to inclement weather). We continue to be in gale conditions; strong squalls last night, with indicated gusts of 55-63 kts; forecast shows better weather Saturday. Snug ETA now 0800 10 Feb local time (this looks fairly solid). Ship, crew doing well, looking forward to returning home! ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-02 Noon Report
1200(V) 04 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 100,982 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2670 gals Potable water on board: 8000 gals Weather: wind 260 @ 30 kts, combined sea & swell WSW’ly @ 12-15 ft, Barometer 998.0 rising, temp 12.7C, partly cloudy U/W on KM 10-02, a transit from Coos Bay, OR to Honolulu, HI. Continuing transit to Honolulu, HI, avg 8.75 kts last 24 hrs (reduced speed due to inclement weather). We ran through a gale/strong gale late yesterday afternoon and into this morning, forecast shows near gale/gale conditions well into Friday. Snug ETA now 1700 09 Feb local time. Ship, crew doing well, looking forward to returning home! ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-01 Noon
Report 1200(V) 03 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 103,652 gals Fuel Consumed (25 hrs): 2996 gals Potable water on board: 8000 gals Weather: wind 195 @ 27 kts, combined sea & swell SW’ly @ 08-10 ft, Barometer 997.0 falling, temp 13.9C, overcast
U/W on KM 10-01, a 03-day sea trial off the SW coast of Oregon to test new Caley crane and Kongsberg EM122 mapping system and then a transit to Honolulu, HI. Continuing transit to Honolulu, HI, avg 11.2 kts last 25 hrs (retarded ship’s clocks one hour last night). We’re on the fringes of a storm-force low west of us that’s moving to the north, probable gale-force winds for us later today and tomorrow, perhaps lingering into Friday. Snug ETA 1200 09 Feb local time. Ship, crew doing well, looking forward to returning home! ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-01 Noon
Report 1200(U) 02 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 106,648 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2958 gals Potable water on board: 7900 gals Weather: wind 230 @ 18 kts, combined sea & swell SW’ly @ 06-08 ft, Barometer 1003.0 falling, temp 10.6C, mostly cloudy U/W on KM 10-01, a 03-day sea trial off the SW coast of Oregon to test new Caley crane and Kongsberg EM122 mapping system and then a transit to Honolulu, HI. Continuing transit to Honolulu, HI, avg 11.5 kts last 24 hrs. Forecast shows a gale tomorrow, probably lasting into Thursday AM, but looking good after that. Snug ETA 1200 09 Feb local time. Ship, crew doing well, looking forward to returning home! ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-01 Noon Report
1200(U) 01 February, 2010 Fuel on board: 109,606 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2085 gals Potable water on board: 7500 gals Weather: wind 180 @ 25 kts, combined sea & swell SSW’ly @ 07-09 ft, Barometer 1008.0 falling, temp 08.5C, overcast U/W on KM 10-01, a 03-day sea trial off the SW coast of Oregon to test new Caley crane and Kongsberg EM122 mapping system and then a transit to Honolulu, HI. Sea-trial testing of Caley Crane and Kongsberg EM122 mapper has been completed satisfactorily. Science personnel and tech reps transferred ashore via pilot tug in Coos Bay, OR at 0900 this morning. We are now underway for Honolulu, HI, ETA 1200 09 Feb local time. Ship, crew doing well, looking forward to returning home! ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-01 Noon Report
1200(U) 31 January, 2010 Fuel on board: 111,691 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2502 gals Potable water on board: 7500 gals Weather: wind 160 @ 18 kts, combined sea & swell SW’ly @ 05-07 ft, Barometer 1012.5 falling, temp 09.5C, overcast U/W on KM 10-01, a 03-day sea trial off the west coast of Oregon to test new Caley crane and Kongsberg EM122 mapping system. Continued with EM122 and Caley system tests during the past 24 hours, all going well. Weather has been very cooperative and ship, crew, and science doing well. Personnel transfer ashore of 10 science personnel, 3 OTG, and 1 crewmember (and 1 crewmember joining) will take place via Pilot tug in Coos Bay tomorrow approximately 0900. ************************************************************************************************************ KM 10-01 Noon Report
1200(U) 30 January, 2010 Fuel on board: 114,193 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2412 gals Potable water on board: 7000 gals Weather: wind 290 @ 05 kts, combined sea & swell SW’ly @ 06-08 ft. Barometer 1015.0 rising, temp 51F, overcast U/W on KM 10-01, a 03-day sea trial off the west coast of Oregon to test new Caley crane and Kongsberg EM122 mapping system. In the last 17 hours, since passing the Columbia River sea-buoy outbound, we have conducted mapping surveys at various speeds and have run through various evolutions with the Caley crane. Both systems seem to be working well. We had multiple shutdowns of the stbd propulsion motor this morning, due to faulty lube oil pressure readings, but that problem seems to have been dealt with successfully. Total lost time was approx 30 minutes. Weather has been very cooperative and ship, crew, and science doing well. ************************************************************************************************************ The following are the departure particulars for KM 10-01, sea trials, leaving Portland, OR 29 Jan 2010 1045 Rider safety and shipboard indoctrination briefing (28 Jan) 0720 River pilot aboard 1015 Completed all pre-departure tests and inspections (delay due to radar repairs) 1030 Last line 1738 Bar Pilot aboard 1748 River pilot away 1852 Passing CR sea-buoy outbound 1902 Bar pilot away Fuel on board: 117,871 gal (by sounding) Potable water: 8000 gal ************************************************************************************************************** Archives - August and September 2009 Archives - January and February 2009
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