Research boat

[HB2]

My brother said he was watching a research boat out in front of his place on Johnson's creek last night . They were in what he thought was 150 ft of water . 

[LongLine]

Marine Traffic says it's the NOAA research ship THOMAS JEFFERSON.  Headed towards Oswego.

 

 

 

Hopefully doing some beneficial research (and not looking for "blue quaggas" for the pool.    )

 

[LongLine]

Actually, it's mission is mapping the lake bottom which hasn't been done in many years.  Hopefully it contributes to the habitat enhancement project.

 

NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson returns to the Great Lakes

[LongLine]

Pulling in to Oswego...

 

 

[Gator]

So cool to be able to watch their progress in real time.

 

Now if only the NOAA server for satellite imagery wouldn't go down so often...I've found that NASA Worldview accesses their imagery more reliably than their own website, for what it's worth.

[LongLine]

After a night on Oswego, back on the job.  Happy to see some Fed tax dollars wisely spent. 

 

 

Also a small USGS boat heading west from Oswego.  (yay!)

[LongLine]

Well, it's no wonder that NOAA named a research ship after Thomas Jefferson.  Jefferson measured and kept a record of temperature and air pressure from 1 July 1776 until his death in 1826.

 

On July 1, 1776, Thomas Jefferson began recording the weather

[LongLine]

Shallower and a lot closer to Sodus this morning with survey boat way out deeper.

 

 

 

 

[LongLine]

So where did the Jefferson go in the last 24 hours?

 

After a couple passes in close it went out deep for a few passes then back in toward Oswego and back to its position this morning. (Must have seen something real interesting out there)

 

Where'd the survey boat go?  Made a few passes in close then started to go out deep. But track lost (due to my not upgrading subscription - cuz I'm too cheap.  ) Back to Oswego (for gas?) then back to meet up with the big R/V.