So, we haven't been moving too much the last couple of days. After heading up the coast of Oregon and Washington, we stopped in Anacortes, WA, (just outside Bellingham) set our compass, then encountered a few more issues. We are now at port in Seattle until further notice. Mostly we are waiting for additional staff to join us after Memorial Day. This means that we will be staying in Seattle for a little over a week before heading to Alaska. Here's a view of Seattle this morning while we were at anker in Puget Sound.
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| Seattle skyline view from Puget Sound |
Just for fun, here are a few more pictures. The first is of me measuring our waterline before and during departure in Newport. We use a handheld laser that reads vertical depth. We record the vertical depth data sets and use them to calculate exactly where the waterline is on the ship. The second photo is of me on the flying deck right after departure from Newport.
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| Measuring the waterline |
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| Observing our departure from Newport on the flying deck |
That's all I got for now. I will be continuing to work on the ship during the days while we are at port. Mostly I have been learning more about the different software's we will be using to process the raw data collected.
Hi Christie, you mentioned you are measuring the water line before and during departure of the ship. Does the measurement give you an indication of the ship's loading condition before and while sailing? Or what else is this measurement do to your or the ship's life?
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Hey Dad! That's a great question. The reason for taking waterline measurments before and during our departure is to calculate the exact distance our multibeam sonar is from the seafloor. When we bring our survey launches onto the ship, our load changes so we need to re-measure that waterline after departure. I hope that answers your question!
ReplyDeleteIs the seafloor the top of the muddy surface or is it the firm ground underneath if there is such thing? DAD
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