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Status Report Aug 19

Status Report Aug 19
Art Aug 18 3:47 EST
We are anchored off the old pier pilings in Kiska Harbor checking data. Some are stretching their legs ashore. (We did receive an OK for this from the Refuge manager back in May.)
We will get underway for more survey at 1730 local time (Seattle time minus 3 hours) […]

Status Report August 18th

Status Report August 18th
Art: Aug 17th 1545 Seattle time
Attached are 3 pictures 1107, 1212 and 1214.
1107 was taken on a 500m swath and shows Grunion very near centerline of the track lying on her starboard side. You can see the bow and periscope projecting up into the water column.

1212 is on the 250m swath and […]

Status Report August 17th

Status Report August 17th
Art:
We are running AMS-60 lines past the Grunion on a 250 meter swath. After we
get one or two more good imagery pics we will shift to the I-9 area for
about four hours to relook at 3 possible targets on two short lines. Then
we will shift to the CH 25/27-Arare area tomorrow. I […]

Status Report August 16 - We found something!

Status Report August 16
Bruce
Things are looking good. Art’s email says it all. I have censored certain parts for obvious reasons. Of significances: The depth is well over 2000 ft which means that we will need a much heavier ROV (about 25,000 lbs) to actually determine what happened. That will not happen this summer.
Art
On our 1000 […]

Status Report August 15th

Status Report August 15th
A number of good photos, still no sub.

Processed data from the search lines

Map of completed survey lines up to the 14th

A rare view of Kiska with all its beauty

Kiska Volcano emerges from the fog with a smoking (steaming?)
summit.

Art Wright, Survey Leader watching winch wire

Anji and Gromyko awaiting word on a potential target

Amazing […]