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Arctic West-East Summer 2005 Uscgc Healy (Wagb-20) ARCTIC WEST-EAST SUMMER 2005 USCGC HEALY (WAGB-20) 1 JUNE – 28 NOVEMBER 2005 Cruise Report Commanding Officer 1519 Alaskan Way S USCGC HEALY (WAGB 20) Seattle, WA 98134 Phone: (206) 217-6300 Fax: (206) 217-6309 16155 11 Apr 06 To: PACAREA Subj: ARCTIC WEST-EAST SUMMER 2005 CRUISE REPORT Ref: (a) Polar Icebreaker Cruise Reports, COMDTINST 16155.2B 1. This report is submitted in accordance with reference (a) and covers the period from 1 June to 28 November 2005. 2. HEALY completed three missions to support Arctic research during AWES-05. HLY 05-01 and 05-03, the first and third missions, were NSF funded and focused on coring and collecting geo-physical transect data via a towed seismic gun and streamer. HLY 05-02 was funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration. This mission focused on cataloging the biomass of the Arctic marine species. This phase was characterized by around the clock evolutions as five distinct groups studied marine mammals, species on the ice, under the ice, in the pelagic (mid-water) region, and benthic (bottom) region. Coast Guard divers logged 50 hours underwater in support of this second science mission. A Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) was also used to explore and capture live specimens from the pelagic and benthic regions. 3. HLY 05-03 included a visit to the geographic North Pole on September 12. This was the second visit for HEALY and the third for a US surface ship. The 12 day transits immediately preceding and following the North Pole were joined by the Swedish Icebreaker ODEN. Together the two ships worked to collect data for joint scientific analysis and to escort each other depending on the ice conditions. 4. During Arctic West-East Summer 05, HEALY provided 106 supported science days, 24 of which were in conjunction with the Swedish Icebreaker ODEN. AWES05 marks the final deployment for the Coast Guard’s Polar Operations Division. # Enclosure: Arctic West Summer 2005 Cruise Report Dist: : Qty Qty Commandant (G-OPN, G-OCU, G-OCA, G-SEN) 1 ea National Science Foundation 1 Commander, Pacific Area (Po, Pof, Poo) 2 ea Center for Polar and Scientific Archives Commander, Atlantic Area (Ao) 1 National Archives of the United States 1 MLCP (v, t) 1 ea U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and USCG Academy 1 Engineering Lab 2 Aviation Training Center (POPDIV) 1 Engineering Logistics Center (01, 02) 1 ea USCGC POLAR STAR 2 NESU Seattle 1 USCGC POLAR SEA 2 ESU Seattle 1 Arctic Icebreaker Coordination Committee 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page I. Ship Operations - Operations Summary.…………………………………………………… I-1 - Navigation Operations.…………………………………………….……. I-14 - Deck Operations…………………………………………………………. I-21 II. Air Operations………………………………………………………………… II-1 III. Communications……………………………………………………………… III-1 IV. Science………………………………………………………………………… IV-1 V. Engineering - Summary………………………………………………………………… V-1 - Main Propulsion…………………………………………………………. V-15 - Auxiliary………………………………………………………………… V-19 - Electrical………………………………………………………………… V-23 - Electronics………………………………………………………………. V-29 - Damage Control………………………………………………………… . V-31 - Fueling………………………………………………………………….… V-36 VI. Administration - Summary…………………………………………………………………. VI-1 - Morale……………………………………………………………………. VI-7 VII. Public Affairs………………………………………………………………… VII-1 VIII. Supply Logistics - Summary……………………..………………………………………….. VIII-1 - General Mess……………………………………………………………. VIII-7 - Ship’s Exchange………………………………………………………… VIII-9 IX. Medical ……………………………………………………………………... IX-1 X. Dive Operations - Summary……………………………………………………………….. X-1 - Table: Dive Log………………………………………………………... X-6 Appendices Page A Chronology of Major Events………………………………………….. A-1 B 1200 Positions………………………….……………………………… B-1 C Embarked Personnel…………………………………………………... C-1 D Fuel Consumption…………………………………………………….. D-1 E. Deployment Summary Message ……...………………………………. E-1 F. Press Releases…………………………………………………………. F-1 Areial view of HEALY amongst small ice flows with melt ponds characteristic of mid summer CHAPTER I – SHIP OPERATIONS 1. Summary A. Deployment Preparations Cruise planning formally began with the annual planning meeting in September at the National Science Foundation (NSF) headquarters in Ballston, VA. Participants included NSF, OPN, POPDIV, NOAA, and PACAREA. The Berengia Expedition, to be done in conjunction with research on the Swedish I/B ODEN, dominated the schedule as it involved the majority of August and September and terminated in Europe. NSF and the Coast Guard had committed to Berengia more than a year earlier, and several projects were funded in conjunction with this participation. The focus of the work to be completed on HEALY during this mission was seismographic and geologic in order to learn more about the history and composition of the Arctic Ocean. This left the June and July timeframe as the scheduling focus for the remaining projects. Funded projects included: 1) another portion of the Law of the Sea bottom mapping headed by Dr. Larry Mayer, follow-on work from 2003 and 2004, 2) a two-week coring mission to be completed as a pre-cursor to the research expected on the Beregia expedition, led by Dr. Dennis Darby, and 3) a 30-day coring and seismic project headed by Dr. Larry Lawver. Both the Mayer and Lawver cruises had primary opareas in the high latitudes, mainly between 78 and 80 degrees North. The experience of HEALY and Mayer of operating in this area the last two years indicated that success would be highest for him in the August timeframe. For that reason, Mayer chose to defer his cruise until 2006, asking NSF to guarantee he would get that time slot. Likewise, the ship recommended against scheduling the Lawver cruise in the July time, stressing that it would be highly unlikely to be a successful event. The Lawver cruise was subsequently deferred to 2006 as well. NOAA representatives lobbied for and received authorization to pursue a project in the July time slot. The Oceans Exploration office of NOAA formed a cruise focusing on the diversity of life in the arctic called “The Hidden Ocean,” part of a larger international effort titled the Census of Marine Life. The schedule was finally settled with the decision to proceed with the 14 day Darby mission. Conducting this cruise in the probable ice conditions in June was a big topic of discussion, since the scientists were planning to tow sonar behind the ship. In the end, the risk was considered acceptable and planning proceeded. The Operations department began preparation for the deployment by sending members to several intensive training courses. Once again, we sent a contingent to I-1 Charlottesville to the Sperry facility to attend a week of Integrated Bridge System (IBS) training. This year the class was 6 days long to include instruction on the new Bridgemaster radar. Although focused on newly reported personnel filling OOD billets, we were also able to send one BM from the Navigation division and one of the ETs to better improve that division’s ability to support the equipment. The Marine Science Officer (MSO) coordinated 3 MSTs to sail on UNOLS vessels to obtain some coring expertise due to the intense coring operations anticipated. Funded by Coast Guard Headquarters training funds, these cruises provided excellent training and exposure for the CG participants. A shakedown cruise was scheduled again as a vital evolution to prepare the ship and crew after a long layoff. For this reason, the original plan was for a 2-week cruise starting approximately three weeks after the finish of the dockside availability, allowing some time for ship’s force to get the plant running. The advantage of a hard sailing date also forces the conclusion of maintenance that might otherwise drag on ad infinitum. On April 3rd, one day before the scheduled start of the cruise, the turbocharger on the ADG came apart during light offs/testing. The shakedown was delayed for three weeks to allow for repairs. The delay compressed the time between the shakedown and the sail date of 1 June, down to 3 ½ weeks. We used the extra three weeks before the shakedown to continue deployment preps, give some personnel leave, and complete a fair share of the science onload. It was the original intent to set up a good portion of the seismic equipment and practice towing on the shakedown. In the end, that equipment was not available in that time frame. Alternatively, with the solidification of the Darby cruise, Science and Deck divisions coordinated the arrival and onload of the IMI towed sonar system coming from University of Hawaii for this cruise, allowing the system to be tested during the shakedown. The shakedown cruise was divided into a week focused on engineering testing and crew training and the second week targeting science system testing, with a planned 48-hour port call in Victoria separating the segments. Additionally, a dependent’s cruise was planned on the final day from Port Angeles back to Seattle. With the ADG casualty and the schedule push, it was decided to fuel on the last day of the shakedown at Manchester fuel pier, rather than spend a full inport day back in Seattle to do so. Given all the testing and training objectives of shakedown, the fueling decision made it necessary to forego the Victoria visit and dependent’s cruise. The E&E division set up and executed the TACAN certification process. The naval SESEF range provided very simple instructions for when and where to keep the ship, which basically included turning in slow circles at approximately 5 knots, in the designated oparea to the NW of the Eastern Bank area. I-2 Aviation facilities and STAN certifications
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