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Daily Report for R/V KILO MOANA July 2008 KM 08-14 Noon Report 1200(W) July 31, 2008 Noon Position is: 22-55N 157-45W Fuel on board: 66,780 gals Fuel Consumed (23 hrs): 2135 gals Potable water on board: 7846 gals Weather: wind 095 @ 17 kts, combined sea & swell E’ly @ 04-06 ft, barometer 1017.2 steady, temp 25C, mostly cloudy KM 08-14, Kolber-CMORE Cruise, having arrived at our first Station around 2200 last night and conducted 7 CTD casts overnight and recovered 1 Seaglider this morning. We are currently underway for Station 2 (22-30N 156-45W), ETA 1800 this evening. All going well!
**************************************************************************************************************** The following are the departure particulars for KM-0814 leaving Honolulu 30 July 2008: 1240 Completed all pre-departure test and inspections 1300 Last line 1338 Passing H buoy outbound 1345 Conducted science safety briefing 1450 Conducted Fire and Boat Drill Fuel on board: 68,915 gal (by sounding) Potable water: 8,000 gal Ship’s Complement (19, short one QMED -- medical): ***************************************************************************************************************** KM 08-13 Arrival Report July 29, 2008 Following are the particulars of KM arrival at SNUG Harbor: 0700 Abeam “H” buoy 0748 First line, pier 45, stbd side to 0810 FWE Fuel consumed last 20 hrs: 1345 gal Fuel on board: 68,915 gal (corrected by soundings) Total fuel consumed: 6992 gal Total miles steamed: 351 nmi Total cruise time: 03d 23h Total detention: 00d 00h ****************************************************************************************************************** KM 08-13 Noon Report 1200(W) July 28, 2008 Noon Position is: 22-48N 157-55W Fuel on board: 70,260 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 1568 gals Potable water on board: 8046 gals Weather: wind 080 @ 22 kts, combined sea & swell ENE’ly @ 06-09 ft, barometer 1018.5 steady, temp 25C, overcast, showers KM 08-13, HOTs 203, at Station 50 (WHOTS buoy), having conducted 5 CTD casts, 2 net tows, 4 AC9 casts, and retrieved the Sediment Trap and Gas Arrays since our last report. All going well and as per Cruise Plan. It’s looking very likely that inclement weather will preclude any Seaglider Ops scheduled for later today. ******************************************************************************************************************* KM 08-13 Noon Report 1200(W) July 27, 2008 Noon Position is: 22-45N 158-00W Fuel on board: 71,828 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 1438 gals Potable water on board: 7877 gals Weather: wind 090 @ 18 kts, combined sea & swell ENE’ly @ 05-07 ft, barometer 1017.5 steady, temp 25C, few scattered clouds KM 08-13, HOTs 203, at Aloha Station, having conducted 8 CTD casts, five net tows, one ATE cast , deployed the Gas Array, and retrieved the PP Array (mistakenly referred to as the Gas Array in yesterday’s report) since our last report. All going well and as per Cruise Plan. ***************************************************************************************************************** KM 08-13 Noon Report 1200(W) July 26, 2008 Noon Position is: 22-45N 158-00W Fuel on board: 73,266 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 1955 gals Potable water on board: 7575 gals Weather: wind 080 @ 16 kts, combined sea & swell ENE’ly @ 05-07 ft, barometer 1017.5 steady, temp 25C, few scattered clouds KM 08-13, HOTs 203, at Aloha Station, having conducted 6 CTD casts with the .322 winch, one PRR cast, one net tow, and deployed the Sed Trap and Gas Arrays since our last report. All going well and as per Cruise Plan. ***************************************************************************************************************** KM 08-13 Noon Report 1200(W) July 25, 2008 Noon Position is: 21-21N 158-16W Fuel on board: 75,221 gals Fuel Consumed (03 hrs): 686 gals Potable water on board: 7912 gals Weather: wind 025 @ 10 kts, combined sea & swell SE’ly @ 02-04 ft, barometer 1016.0 steady, temp 28C, partly cloudy KM 08-13, HOTs 203, at Kahe Station conducting CTD .322 winch tests before continuing on Cruise Plan. One successful test weight deployment and retrieval to 1000m so far. We will conduct one additional test before commencing first CTD cast with rosette. All going well! *************************************************************************************************************** The following are the departure particulars for KM-0813 leaving Honolulu 25 July 2008: 0830 Completed all pre-departure test and inspections 0854 Last line 0935 Passing H buoy outbound 0945 Conducted science safety briefing 1040 Conducted Fire and Boat Drill Fuel on board: 75,907 gal (by sounding) Potable water: 8,000 gal **************************************************************************************************************** KM 08-12 Arrival Report July 22, 2008 Following are the particulars of KM arrival at SNUG Harbor: 0700 Abeam “H” buoy 0748 First line, pier 45, stbd side to 0810 FWE Fuel consumed last 24 hrs: 1304 gals Fuel on board: 75,907 gal (corrected by soundings) Total fuel consumed: 52,124 gal Total miles steamed: 3917 nmi Total cruise time: 20d 23h Photo below is of the Brzezinski science team (the shirts say “Si”, for Silica!)
*********************************************************************************************** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 21, 20 08 Noon Position is: 22-05N 155-47W Fuel on board: 76812 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2251 gals Potable water on board: 8055 gals Weather: wind 095 @ 20 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 06-08 ft, barometer 1016.5 falling, temp 26C, partly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, towing the magnetometer while in transit back to Honolulu, HI (ETA pierside 0800 22 July), on our last at-sea day for this cruise. Overall, certainly a success! The photos posted below are of some of the exquisite jewels we found and are bringing back for further study!
************************************************************************************************************* KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 20, 2008 Noon Position is: 23-46N 152-08W Fuel on board: 79063 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2832 gals Potable water on board: 7934 gals Weather: wind 090 @ 17 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 05-07 ft, barometer 1017.1 falling, temp 26C, partly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, towing the magnetometer while in transit to Honolulu, HI (ETA pierside 0800 22 July), having conducted our last CTD cast yesterday afternoon and our last net tows this morning, with no further ops scheduled. Science/ship going well! ************************************************************************************************************** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 19, 2008 Noon Position is: 25-24N 148-33W Fuel on board: 81,895 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 3293 gals Potable water on board: 7598 gals Weather: wind 065 @ 15 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 04-06 ft, barometer 1019.1 falling, temp 27C, mostly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, towing the magnetometer while in transit to Honolulu, HI (ETA pierside 0800 22 July), having conducted multiple net tows this morning. We have our last CTD cast this afternoon and our last net tow tomorrow morning still to do on our way home. Monitoring Tropical Depression Elida closely, all forecasts continuing to indicate that it will pose no threat to this cruise. Science/ship going well! ****************************************************************************************** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 18, 2008 Noon Position is: 27-28N 143-58W Fuel on board: 85,188 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 3072 gals Potable water on board: 7775 gals Weather: wind 055 @ 15 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 04-06 ft, barometer 1021.1 falling, temp 22C, overcast KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, in transit to Honolulu, HI (ETA pierside 0800 22 July), having retrieved Sediment Trap Array #2 last night, and conducted two net tows this morning. We have one more CTD cast and a few net tows still to do on our way home. Monitoring Tropical Storm Elida closely, all forecasts continuing to indicate that it will pose no threat to this cruise. Science/ship going well!
******************************************************************************************************** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 17, 2008 Noon Position is: 30-01N 140-31W Fuel on board: 88,260 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2820 gals Potable water on board: 8077 gals Weather: wind 060 @ 20 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 05-07 ft, barometer 1024.1 steady, temp 21C, overcast KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, in transit to Sediment Trap Array #2 for retrieval (ETA 1900 local tonight), having conducted single CTD casts at multiple stations yesterday afternoon and evening, conducted mapping/surveying for 10 hrs overnight, and retrieved Sediment Trap Array #1 this morning. Monitoring Hurricane Elida closely, all forecasts continuing to indicate that it will pose no threat to this cruise. Science/ship going well!
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1200(W) July 16, 2008 Potable water on board: 7784 gals Weather: wind 060 @ 13 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 04-06 ft, barometer 1024.6 rising, temp 23C, mostly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, transiting to Station 19 for a CTD cast, having conducted single CTD casts at Stations 17 and 18 this morning, after mapping/surveying for 15 hrs overnight. Snorkeling ops conducted successfully yesterday afternoon. No snorkeling scheduled for today, three stations still to cover (single CTD casts at each) this afternoon into this evening. Monitoring Hurricane Elida closely, all forecasts currently indicating no threat to this cruise. Science/ship going well! *********************************************************************************************** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 15, 2008 Noon Position is: 32-00N 139-00W Fuel on board: 93,139 gals (corrected by soundings) Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 1419 gals Potable water on board: 8127 gals Weather: wind 050 @ 13 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 04-06 ft, barometer 1020.3 rising, temp 20C, partly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, at Station 16, conducting CTD casts and net tows, after 10 hr transit overnight. Snorkeling ops conducted successfully yesterday afternoon, another op scheduled for this afternoon. Science/ship going well! ************************************************************************************************************* KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 14, 2008 Noon Position is: 31-31N 140-35W Fuel on board: 97,102 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2521 gals Potable water on board: 7881 gals Weather: wind 035 @ 15 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 04-06 ft, barometer 1018.5 steady, temp 21C, partly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, at Station 15, conducting CTD casts and net tows, after 15 hr transit overnight. Sediment Trap Array #2 deployed yesterday (Sed Trap #1 deployed 11 July). Possible snorkeling ops again this afternoon if sea conditions allow. Bloom appears to be fading, but science presses on! ************************************************************************************************************* KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 13, 2008 Noon Position is: 28-45N 141-15W Fuel on board: 99,623 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2235 gals Potable water on board: 7529 gals Weather: wind 030 @ 15 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 04-06 ft, barometer 1018.9 falling, temp 21C, partly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, at Station 14, conducting CTD casts and net tows, after 12 hr transit overnight. Small boat motor repairs successful and snorkeling ops completed successfully yesterday afternoon with multiple plankton samples obtained. Snorkeling ops cancelled for today due to increased wind/chop. Fairlead malfunction on .681 wire winch resulted in approx 25 minute delay this morning during CTD ops. Fairlead sensor adjusted and appears to be working correctly now. ************************************************************************************************************* KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 12, 2008 Noon Position is: 30-37N 139-42W Fuel on board: 101,858 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2123 gals Potable water on board: 6911 gals Weather: wind 040 @ 09 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 04-06 ft, barometer 1022.5 rising, temp 21C, partly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, at Station 12, conducting CTD casts and net tows, after conducting mapping/surveying overnight. CTD casts with .681 wire and A-frame working well. Snorkeling ops cancelled yesterday due to small boat motor running poorly. Boat motor issues addressed by engineers, and will be op-tested today. Positive test will result in commencing of snorkeling ops this afternoon. Plan is for three snorkelers in the
water, remaining together in close vicinity of small boat, two boat crew
members acting as safety observers. KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 11, 2008 Noon Position is: 30-54N 139-53W Fuel on board: 103,981 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2195 gals Potable water on board: 6464 gals Weather: wind 125 @ 12 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 04-07 ft, barometer 1019.0 rising, temp 21C, partly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, at Station 10, conducting CTD casts, having finished retrieving CTD wire and rosette yesterday and conducted mapping/surveying between Stations 9 & 10. .322 traction winch not operable until replacement parts from shore are available, CTD rosette now attached to .680 wire traction winch through A-frame. Total lost time for inability to conduct CTD casts was approx 25 hrs. Snorkeling ops commencing at 1300. ************************************************************************************************************* KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 10, 2008 Noon Position is: 31-11N 140-05W Fuel on board: 106,176 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2062 gals Potable water on board: 8074 gals Weather: wind 065 @ 11 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 05-08 ft, barometer 1014.6 falling, temp 21C, overcast KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, at Station 9, conducted CTD casts and net tows until approx 0930, when gearbox on lower traction sheave on CTD winch failed, locking in place with 470 meters of wire and CTD rosette over the side. Upon inspection of gearbox, multiple bearing and gear failures were evident. Attempts at freeing sheave not successful, so wire and CTD rosette will be brought aboard bight by bight with NA Crane. Discussions ongoing with Chief Scientist about possible alternate plans for remainder of cruise. ***************************************************************************************************************** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 09, 2008 Noon Position is: 31-46N 140-50W Fuel on board (by soundings): 108,238 gals (corrected amount) Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 565 gals Potable water on board: 7615 gals Weather: wind 020 @ 18 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 05-07 ft, barometer 1016.1 falling, temp 20C, mostly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, at Station 7, conducting CTD casts and net tows (no snorkeling today due to sea conditions). ETD this Station approx 1230, then transiting to Station 8 (31-40N 140-55W) for a CTD at 1400 today, then continuing on to Station 9 (31-11N 140-05W) for more CTD casts, net tows, and, perhaps, snorkeling tomorrow! We seem to have found the bloom, casts/tows are providing rich samples. Electrical failure w/CTD winch resulted in approx 15 min delay until repairs could be affected. HiSeasNet maintenance period resulted in loss of internet for approx 12 hrs, late afternoon until early morning. All else going well w/equipment, crew, and science. ***************************************************************************************************************** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 08, 2008 Noon Position is: 31-46N 140-28W Fuel on board: 108,803 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2285 gals Potable water on board: 7812 gals Weather: wind 040 @ 13 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 04-06 ft, barometer 1019.8 steady, temp 20C, partly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, at Station 5, conducting CTD casts and net tows (no snorkeling today due to sea conditions). ETD this Station approx 1300, then transiting to Station 6 (31-29N 140-17W) for a CTD at 1500 today, then continuing on to Station 7 (31-46N 140-50W) for more CTD casts, net tows, and, perhaps, snorkeling tomorrow! Following the bloom via satellite is proving tricky due to frequent cloud cover. We did some mapping/surveying last night between stations, monitoring salinity changes. All still going well w/equipment, crew, and science. ****************************************************************************************************************** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 07, 2008 Noon Position is: 32-21N 140-51W Fuel on board: 111,088 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2171 gals Potable water on board: 7004 gals Weather: wind 080 @ 20 kts, combined sea & swell ENE’ly @ 06-07 ft, barometer 1022.7 rising, temp 19C, partly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, at revised Station 3 (32-21N 140-52W), conducting CTD casts and net tows. ETD this Station approx 1300, then transiting to Station 4 (32-04N 140-40W) for a CTD at 1500, then continuing on to Station 5 (31-46N 140-28W) for more CTD casts, net tows, and, perhaps, snorkeling tomorrow! Ship’s webmail experienced an outage for approximately 24 hrs, yesterday AM to today AM. Webmail restored by excellent shipboard (OTG) and shoreside (UH) support. Thank you! ******************************************************************************************************************* KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 06, 2008 Noon Position is: 31-58N 142-52W Fuel on board: 113,259 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2937 gals Potable water on board: 6708 gals Weather: wind 075 @ 13 kts, combined sea & swell N’ly @ 04-06 ft, barometer 1022.0 rising, temp 20C, partly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, in transit to revised Station 3 (33-00N 141-00W), ETA 2230 tonight. Initial plan is to do some mapping in the area before recommencing with CTDs and net tows approx 0430. BloomWatch satellite imagery continues to show very promising data! All going well! ********************************************* ********************************************************************** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 05, 2008 Noon Position is: 30-00N 146-30W Fuel on board: 116,196 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2566 gals Potable water on board: 7018 gals Weather: wind 010 @ 03 kts, combined sea & swell NNW’ly @ 04-06 ft (swell), barometer 1021.2 steady, temp 23C, mostly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, at Station 2, conducting CTD casts and net tows until approx 1500 today, then u/w for Station 3 (33-00N 140-00W). Transit to Station 3 is approx 33 hrs. All going well! ******************************************** ********************************************************************** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 04, 2008 Noon Position is: 30-00N 150-00W Fuel on board: 118,762 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 2394 gals Potable water on board: 6405 gals Weather: wind 020 @ 05 kts, combined sea & swell N’ly @ 04-06 ft, barometer 1021.2 rising, temp 23C, mostly cloudy KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, on station, conducting CTD casts and net tows until approx 1400 today, then u/w for Station 2 (30-00N 146-30W). Short (less than an hour) ops delay this morning due to CTD computer software malfunction. OTG has rectified problem and all is functioning well now. Holiday BBQ for dinner tonight! ******************************************** *************************************************************** ****** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 03, 2008 Noon Position is: 27-57N 151-48W Fuel on board: 121,156 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 3096 gals Potable water on board: 7490 gals Weather: wind 020 @ 10 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 05-06 ft, barometer 1020.2 rising, temp 22C, partly cloudy Continuing on KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, in transit to revised first station (30N 150W), ETA now 0230 04 July. We stopped for a few hours yesterday afternoon and conducting training for science personnel on CTD casts and net tows as per Chief Scientist. The weather is much nicer today compared to yesterday, when the CTD cast had to be cut short because of tension spikes due to the relatively rough seas. First station ops (CTDS and net tows) scheduled to commence approx 0400 tomorrow. ******************************************** *********************************************************** ********** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 02, 2008 Noon Position is: 24-54N 154-24W Fuel on board: 124,252 gals Fuel Consumed (24 hrs): 3406 gals Potable water on board: 7696 gals Weather: wind 060 @ 23 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 07-09 ft, barometer 1018.1 rising, temp 22C, overcast, rain showers Continuing on KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, in transit to revised first station (30N 150W), ETA now 0001 04 July. We will be heaving to for a short time this afternoon and conducting training for science personnel on CTD casts and net tows as per Chief Scientist. Initial analysis of bloom data looks very favorable for a successful cruise! ********************************************* ******************************************************************** KM 08-12 Noon Report 1200(W) July 01, 2008 Noon Position is: 21-23N 157-26W Fuel on board: 127,658 gals Fuel Consumed (03 hrs): 373 gals Potable water on board: 7403 gals Weather: wind 075 @ 10 kts, combined sea & swell NE’ly @ 04-06 ft, barometer 1016.1 falling, temp 24C, partly cloudy Underway on KM 0812, Brzezinski Silica Cycling Cruise, seeking to quantify the contribution of summer diatom blooms in the central North Pacific Subtropical Gyre to the regional annual silicon cycle. ETA to the first proposed station is 1700 03 July. Appropriate chemical containers and necessary chemicals were obtained on short notice for this cruise because of excellent shore-side support from the local scientific/tech community, a big mahalo (thank you) from all of us aboard!! ************************************** ************************************************************** The following are the departure particulars for KM-0812 leaving Honolulu 01 July 2008: 0830 Completed all pre-departure test and inspections 0900 Last line 0930 Passing H buoy outbound 1000 Conducted science safety briefing 1100 Conducted Fire and Boat Drill Fuel on board: 128,031 gal (by sounding) Potable water: 7600 gal Ship’s Complement (20) **************************************** ************************************************************ Archives - January, February and March 2008 Archives - September, October and November 2007 Archives - July and August 2007 Archives - March and April 2007 Archives - January and February 2007
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