BNL-DARPA Lake Superior
Scheduled
Planned route: 2 segments · ~21 days steaming · 1 station
Operating area: South western Lake Superior off Two Harbors
›5 legs· Duluth (Minnesota) - United States → Duluth (Minnesota) - United States
- 1Duluth (Minnesota) - United States→Duluth (Minnesota) - United StatesNov 11 – Nov 13, 2026 · 2 d
- 2Duluth (Minnesota) - United States→Duluth (Minnesota) - United StatesNov 14 – Nov 16, 2026 · 2 d
- 3Duluth (Minnesota) - United States→Duluth (Minnesota) - United StatesNov 17 – Nov 19, 2026 · 2 d
- 4Duluth (Minnesota) - United States→Duluth (Minnesota) - United StatesNov 20 – Nov 22, 2026 · 2 d
- 5Duluth (Minnesota) - United States→Duluth (Minnesota) - United StatesNov 23 – Nov 25, 2026 · 2 d
Project aboard
The project involves the deployment and precision placement of five large independent frames containing Nuetro sensors on the seafloor using DP and the USBL. The nominal water depth is 200 meters. A single fiber optic cable (5 - 6 KM) will need to be laid on the seafloor back to the shoreside data facility in Twin Harbors, Minnesota. I may use the Blue Herron as the platform for getting the bitter end of the cable ashore in Twin Harbors.
People aboard
- John Kemp · Chief scientist
- John Kemp · Principal investigator
Party size: 12
Estimated vacant berths: 22
Equipment
Aboard the vessel
- Ship Fitted Winches & Wires
- Crane
- Stern A-Frame
- Navigation - Heading/Position
- Dynamic Positioning (DP)
Science party brings
- Science-provided vans ×3
Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code AR106-02_A, B, C, D, · MFP reference 25/6411 · synced Sep 24, 2026