[Exports_project_office] Timing of fueling and departure of Revelle/Ride during EXPORTS MOB

[David Siegel]

Eric,

Thanx for the update and the warning below…  

Best, Dave


> On Jun 6, 2018, at 8:45 AM, Eric Buck <ebuck at ucsd.edu> wrote:
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> Dave,
> 
> You are correct... in the Google map pic, that is a fuel barge rafted-up to one of the cruise ships.  But that does not mean that our ships can fuel by barge during daylight hours if a cruise ship is there on the same side of the pier.  I'm going to pursue fueling options in this order:
> 
> 1. Both ships fuel on arrival (Aug 3 & 4 respectively), then shift to Pier 91 after 1700-1800
> 2. Fuel ships by barge at Pier 91 at night (1800-0400)
> 
> IMPORTANT: with regard to sailing day (Aug 10) for both vessels, if cruise ships are scheduled to berth at Pier 91 on Aug 10th, REVELLE and RIDE may have to vacate the pier by 0400... otherwise risk being stuck at the Pier until 1700-1800 when the cruise ships typically leave.
> 
> Eric
> 
> Eric Buck, Port Captain
> Scripps Institution of Oceanography
> Ship Operations & Marine Technical Support
> 297 Rosecrans Street
> San Diego, CA 92106
> Tel: 858.534.5568
> 
> On 6/5/2018 5:12 PM, David Siegel wrote:
>> Hi Eric et al.,
>> 
>> Thanx for the quick response and the resolution of many issues. I’ve passed the date / time onto the media folks at NASA.
>> 
>> WRT the berthing plan, the complexity of this operation is evident.  It looks like the ships are about 250 feet apart so its not super optimal for our MOB, but I think we’ll be fine (we’ll probably need to bring a skateboard or two and borrow a little red wagon…).
>> 
>> You know we think that fueling on this ship's arrival days sounds great. Seems fine if it can be done at nite, assuming that we can be aboard when the fuel barge is there. Fueling on the departure date is less optimal as you realize - but if its done and the ships and crews are ready to sail by 0800 , I suppose that’s fine too. BTW, doesn't the google map pic you gave us have a fuel barge next to the two cruise ships? Just wondering…
>> 
>> Thanx again, Dave
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jun 5, 2018, at 3:11 PM, Eric Buck <ebuck at ucsd.edu> wrote:
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>>> Hello Dave,
>>> 
>>> Friday afternoon, August 9th, should be a good time to do your public affairs tours on both vessels.
>>> 
>>> FYI, a lot of work is going into berthing arrangements for this port call (Aug 3-10) and a number of issues are not yet settled due to high demand at the facility (Pier 90/91).  It now seems highly unlikely that REVELLE and RIDE will be berthed next to each other (stem-to-stern); rather, it looks like they will be berthed across from each other on opposite sides of Pier 91. Unfortunately, Pier 90 is not available for us due to US Navy and fishing vessel congestion.  See the attached image for the currently planned berthing arrangement at Pier 91.
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>>> A decision has not yet been made with regard to fueling both vessels - we are still evaluating options.  Fueling by barge and other ship movements at Pier 91 may be restricted by the USCG while cruise ships are at berth - our activities in this regard may be limited to 1800-0400 (when there are no cruise ships at berth).  Alternatively, we are looking at fueling REVELLE and RIDE on arrival day (Aug 3 & 4 respectively) at a fuel pier at the opposite end of Elliott Bay; then each vessel would shift to Pier 91 later on arrival day (after 1700-1800 when the cruise ships are gone).
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>>> If fueling on arrival day, or by barge during the port call does not work out, then we have to look at fueling on departure day (Aug 10th); that is the least palatable option, but it's on the table for now.
>>> 
>>> Eric
>>> 
>>> Eric Buck, Port Captain
>>> Scripps Institution of Oceanography
>>> Ship Operations & Marine Technical Support
>>> 297 Rosecrans Street
>>> San Diego, CA 92106
>>> Tel: 858.534.5568
>>> 
>>> On 6/5/2018 9:33 AM, David Siegel wrote:
>>>> Hi Eric / Liz,
>>>> 
>>>> We are getting some pressure from the NASA Public Affairs folks to finalize the times for the NASA media affairs. They want to do this afternoon of August 9 (day before we sail) with 2-3 hours of ship tours sometime in the period 12-5pm of that day. Would that work out for the fueling timing?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanx in advance, Dave
>>> <Pier 91 Berthing Prospect, rev2.jpg>
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