![]() We had to wait for 17,000 gallons of diesel fuel to fill the ship, stock the kitchen, and get other necessary supplies. The ship is equipped with a 275 square feet wet lab, 210 square feet hydro lab, 100 square feet bio lab, 75 square feet computer lab, 4 dive team equipment, 2 cranes, a cradle, trawl nets, hydraulics, ropes, long line fishing gear, a medical treatment room, a laundry room, and a rescue boat that can hold 6 people. Up to 12 people can sit in the dining area at one time with 6 people spread amongst 2 tables. The following are the maximum numbers for the staff.Ĭommissioned Officers/Mates = 5, Licensed Engineers = 3, Unlicensed Engineers = 2, Deck = 6, Stewards = 2, Electronic Technician = 1, Total Crew = 19, Scientists = 12. Commanding Officer Eric Johnson can lead his staff for up to 33 days at a time. The surveys focus on fisheries, marine mammals, and plankton. This ship’s homeport is Pascagoula, Mississippi and conducts a variety of research surveys in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and Atlantic Ocean. That would have been a disaster! Luckily my results were negative! I was able to board the 170 feet ship NOAA Oregon II, locate my room and take a quick tour. That was too much stress! What if it said positive? Would I have to head back to Atlanta or wait a few days? Once the ship leaves the dock, then it does not disembark until the end of the research project. I was so nervous staring at the apparatus every 5 seconds waiting for the light to brighten on a negative result. We all had to take a self-administered Covid-19 test and wait 30 minutes for the results to appear on the sensor. On Monday, August 30, 2022, I met my shipmates in Cape Canaveral in front of the ship. Lows/Highs = 75 degrees – 88 degrees Fahrenheit Geographic Area of Cruise: Gulf of Mexico Mission: Shark/Red Snapper Bottom Longline Survey Date: Monday Aug& Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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