NR-1 surfaces (two photos)
Crew inside the NR-1
X-star cable |
Submarine NR-1 arrived in Port Canaveral, FL on the
8th May, under tow from SSV CAROLYN CHOUEST.
This is NR-1's normal mode of transport when traveling
long distances. The tow is provided by a huge hawser played out from winches on Carolyn's back deck. NR-1's crew makes the long trip inside the submarine,
staying very busy with training drills and system maintenance.
The port call is when the science party gets on board and
makes final installation of the survey instruments. It turned out that the
trip from Groton was hard on our equipment.
Divers
went over the side on Saturday morning and reported damage to one of the
cables that powers the X-Star subbottom profiler. It must have worked loose
and chafed against the hull, wearing away the insulation and exposing bare
wire to the water. Divers made another trip over the side on Sunday morning
to replace the repaired X-Star cable.
Testing continued on the Laser system. Meanwhile, stubborn problem with
a telemetry card on the LS4042 laser line scanner slowed start-up testing
of this vital instrument.
Current plans call for CAROLYN to tow NR-1 out of Port
Canaveral on Tuesday morning. |
SSV Carolyn Chouest
Carolyn's winch
Divers |
