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From: chiefst.kaimimoana <chiefst.kaimimoana@noaa.gov>
Date: Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: NODC SCS data from Ka'imimoana KA-12-04
To: Mathew Biddle <Mathew.Biddle@noaa.gov>

Hi Mathew,

Yes, it was only a three day buoy repair cruise in local waters and not a normal
TAO cruise, and therefore we weren't really in deep enough water for enough time
to operate the TSG. As SOP I turn the TSG on when we are a half day to a full
day out of port, and turn it off a half day to a day before pulling in to port,
depending on the seafloor contour and my day working duty hours, on regular TAO
cruises. We wait til we pass the 2000m contour to turn the TSG on and off to
avoid sucking polluted or biologically problematic water, as we have no means to
back flush the system. Also, we had an accident during the repair where the ship
ran over the hauser and got line stuck in the props, ergo we had an emergency
dive, which would have necessitated turning the TSG off, if it had been on
anyway. As this was a short afterthought of a buoy repair cruise done as a last
minute favor before warm lay up, there were no cruise data discs being made in
general, so the NODC and SAMOS data was the only data going out, and the pCO2
gear which requires TSG input had already been ripped out before the cruise.
This was Ka'imimoana's last cruise before being put into indefinate warm lay up,
so there were other needs with higher priorities as the departments responsible
for pulling gear apart and packing and shipping for long storage (Survey/ET/NDBC
tech) were overburdened with the short notice to ready the ship for warm lay up.
As this was not a typical cruise, and it was the last cruise, done as a last
minute favor before losing the crew to the warm lay up, various corners were cut
in all departments across the board.

-Tonya