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Oligohaline Dispersion

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Hugh R. Sharp

Hugh R. Sharp

University of Delaware · USA

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PortPlanned routeMooring / vehicle

Planned route: 4 segments · ~17 hours steaming · 3 stations

Operating area: Delaware River near Delaware Memorial Bridge

Route: Lewes (Delaware) - United States → Lewes (Delaware) - United States


May 14 – May 16, 20261 day at sea

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Project aboard

We have two moorings that need to be recovered in the Delaware River. One is near the Delaware Memorial Bridge and the second near the Commodor Barry Bridge. The moorings have no surface signature and we would like to use the R/V Sharp's multibeam to image the moorings and its dynamic positioning to guide their recoverty via trawling or divers. The moorings have ~200 feet of line that runs from the frame to an anchor (75 lb doormoor) that provides a target to grab with a grappling hook. However, one of the moorings is entangled in a debris field (based on an earlier attempt to retrieve it), and we might need to send divers down to retrieve it.


People aboard

  • Robert Chant · Principal investigator

Party size: 7

Estimated vacant berths: 7

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

  • Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
  • Stern A-Frame
  • Multibeam - Shallow-water (EM710/712/2040/Seabat 7100)

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · MFP reference 26/6947 · synced Sep 24, 2026