Mooring Positions

Important Notice: Broad-scale surveys need to be aware that moorings may be located near Broad-scale standard stations #9, 12, 20, 25 and 39 and elsewhere. Watch out for them so that you do not tow too near them. Give guard moorings a wide berth when sampling.

In general, Science Buoys have sensors and instrumentation on the mooring line. Guard Buoys typically have no instrumentation, however this is not always the case. Please check with the investigator for further details. Maps of the mooring locations superimposed on the broad-scale track line are available: Map 1 or Map 1 as tif file and Map 2 (or Map 2 as tif file).

• Long-Term Moored Program (Irish, Beardsley, Brink)
  • Southern Flank Science Mooring:

    Note:On Thurs 13 May 1999, the Southern Flank science mooring was redeployed at 40 deg 58.00 N x 67 deg 19.10 W (standard GPS, not differential or P-Code, position) between the two existing guard buoys. In addition an auxillary light was placed on the eastern guard buoy to replace the one reported out.

    • Foam Guard Buoy F: Deployed October 5, 1998 - 40° 58.044' N x 67° 18.775' W
    • Foam Guard Buoy Q: Deployed October 5, 1998 - 40° 57.962' N x 67° 19.097' W
    • Science Buoy D: Re-Deployed May 13, 1999 at 40° 58.00' N x 67° 19.10' W
      

  • Northeast Peak Mooring: There are no moorings at this site at this time.

• Dick Limeburner's Moorings

  The following moorings were deployed during R/V OCEANUS cruise OC337, February 27 - March 2, 1999:

  Mooring	ID	Date	Time EST	Latitude N	Longitude W	Depth m
  East Flank Toroid	EFT	3/1/99	0001	41° 44.207'	66° 06.899'	97
  East Flank Guard A	EFG	3/2/99	0030	41° 44.276'	66° 06.723'	97
  North Flank Shallow Discuss	NFS	2/28/99	1656	44° 04.577'	66° 42.088'	75

  Notification was received 20 November 1998 that the following moorings were position between 11/16/98 - 11/19/98:

  • 01. "EF" yellow surface bouy 8' diameter toroid with 7' white tower, ra ref, fl y 0.4sec every 4 sec. Position: 41° 44.271'N / 66° 06.524'W (redeployed March 29, 1999)
  • 02. "NFS" yellow surface bouy 8' diameter toroid with 7' white tower, ra ref, fl y 0.4 sec every 4 sec. Position: 42° 04.797'N / 66° 42.002'W
  • 03. "ODAS" 6' diameter science bouy with 7' yellow tower, ra ref, fl y 0.4 sec every 4 sec. Position: 42° 04.801'N / 66° 42.162'W
    • Note: The mooring has been dragging. Bob Beardsley is planning to remove it sometime during the week of January 18-23, 1999 (using the R/V Alpha & Omega II) and reset it in February.
  • 04. subsurface mooring between "NFS" & "ODAS" in Position: 42° 04.773'N / 66° 42.080'W
  • 05. "NFD" yellow 8' diameter toroid with 7' white tower, ra ref, fl y 0.4 sec every 4 sec. Position: 42° 09.787'N / 66° 42.180'W (redeployed March 29, 1999)
  • 06. bottom mooring e. of "NFD" Position: 42° 09.802'N / 66° 42.521'W
  • 07. "A" guard bouy 5' diameter with 10' yellow tower, ra ref, fl y 0.4 sec every 4 sec. Position: 41° 43.946'N / 66° 32.260'W
  • 08. "S" guard bouy (same as "A") Position: 41° 43.852'N / 66° 32.092'W.
  • 09. "B"science bouy 5' diameter with 12' yellow tower, ra ref, fl y 0.4 sec every 4 sec. Position: 41° 43.897'N / 66° 32.180'W (set between "A" & "S")

  Note; all surface bouys have large watch circles due to prevailing currents. It is requested that no vessel approach closer than 3/4 mile of any bouy.

• Positions as provided by Bob Beardsley -
  • % globec3 southern and eastern flank long-term mooring positions
  • 41.96583 -67.31517      %SF (WHOI) Irish
  • 41.76505 -66.08980      %EF (WHOI) Beardsley
  • 42.07955 -66.70133      %NFS (WHOI) Beardsley
  • 42.0602   -66.6598       %NFS surface toroid (1/8/99)
  • 42.16392 -66.70693      %NFD (WHOI) Beardsley
  • 41.73205 -66.53627      %NEP (WHOI) Irish
  • 42.34417 -65.73400      %BBI (BIO) Smith
  • 42.16450 -65.57183      %BBO (BIO) Smith
  • 42.29533 -65.84225      %NECE (BIO) Smith
  • 42.12833 -66.01458      %NECW (BIO) Smith (sub-surface, not visible by radar)

• Peter Smith's Moorings (as of February 22, 1999) -

  Positions were indicated more generally in a Canadian notice to mariners on 11/23/1998 at 1850 UTC (M3982). The full complement of BIO GLOBEC moorings is given in the list below. Each subsurface pair of science buoys are surrounded by a trangular array of guard buoys. Only the guard buoys are visible by radar; the floats on the subsurface moorings are 15m below the surface. Please give these sites a wide berth.

  Mooring No.	Site	N. Lat.	W. Long.	Depth,m	Time(Z),Date
  1290	BBI	42° 20.53'	65° 44.13'	120	1422, Nov. 22, 1998
  1290A	BBIA	42° 20.77'	65° 43.95'	122	1504, Nov. 22, 1998
  1291	BBO	42° 09.75'	65° 34.31'	120	2007, Nov. 21, 1998
  1291A	BBOA	42° 09.99'	65° 34.31'	118	2048, Nov. 21, 1998
  1292	NECEA	42° 17.75'	65° 50.41'	216	1955, Nov. 22, 1998
  1293	NECE	42° 17.69'	65° 50.66'	215	1830, Nov. 22, 1998
  1294	NECWA	42° 07.79'	66° 00.91'	216	1456, Nov. 23, 1998
  1295	NECW	42° 07.61'	66° 00.84'	213	1357, Nov. 23, 1998

• Ronald Schlitz' Moorings - set during OC339; reset during EL9906

  Note: Site 71 (i.e. new Site 7) is a little off the estimate but the others are close.

  Site number	Latitude N	Longitude W	Depth (m)	Time (Z)	Date
  11 surface (E)	41 08.79	67 26.54	57	1524	17 June
  11 tripod	41 08.83	67 26.54	57	1306	18 June
  21 surface (L)	41 07.20	67 25.75	58	1841	20 June
  21 sub-surface	41 07.24	67 25.73	58	1548	21 June
  21 tripod	41 07.17	67 25.80	58	1955	21 June
  31 surface (B)	41 05.91	67 24.99	59	1423	17 June
  31 tripod	41 05.89	67 25.01	59	1231	20 June
  41 surface (A)	41 04.95	67 24.56	60	1659	19 June
  41 sub-surface	41 04.86	67 24.59	60	1910	19 June
  41 tripod	41 04.98	67 24.51	60	2055	19 June
  51 surface (D)	41 03.95	67 23.99	63	1239	17 June
  51 tripod	41 03.87	67 24.09	61	1323	20 June
  61 surface (F)	41 02.68	67 23.35	63	1212	21 June
  61 sub-surface	41 02.67	67 23.29	64	1357	22 June
  61 tripod	41 02.60	67 23.41	64	2138	21 June
  71 surface (J)	41 00.40	67 22.82	68	2118	16 June
  71 tripod	41 00.43	67 22.90	68	2154	16 June

• USGS Moorings - Marinna Martini reported that all their moorings are out of the water.

• Report by L. T. Bearse, Master, R/V OCEANUS - February 16, 1999

  2/16/99/2115 E.S.T. 3 surface bouys were detected at station #39 visually and by radar in darkness, all lighted as follows:

  • 42' 08.0"N / 66' 01.1"W
  • 42' 07.6"N / 66' 00.6"W
  • 42' 07.4"N / 66' 01.2"W

  No other information is available at this time. I believe these bouys have not been reported as GLOBEC moorings thus far. [See Peter Smith's listing above.]

• Report by L. T. Bearse, Master, R/V OCEANUS - February 28, 1999
  • globec site "NFS" recover torroid surface mooring 42-04.18N /66-39.92W
  • globec site "NFS" deploy discus surface bouy 42-04.58N / 66-42.088W
  • globec site "NFS" recover bottom moored "VPR" unit 42-04.14N / 66-42.10W
  • globec site "EF" deploy surface guard bouy 41-44.28N / 66-06.72W

  GLOBEC site "N.E.peak observed all three surface bouys in proper positions. NOTE: guard bouy "A" extinguished.

• Report from Captain Lawrence Bearse, 5 August 1999:

  Please be advised that the following moorings were recovered/removed by the R/V OCEANUS during cruise OC 345 August 01-06 1999. R. Limeburner CH SCI.
  

  NFS GUARD (2 EA) NEAR...................42-04.797N / 66-42.002W
  
  NFS DISCUSS.............................42-04.577N / 66-42.088W
  
  NFS SUB SURFACE.........................42-04.773N / 66-42.080W
  
  EF GUARD................................41-44.276N / 66-06.723W
  
  EF DISCUSS..............................41-44.271N / 66-06.524W
  
  NFD SUB SURFACE ADCP....................42-09.802N / 66-42.521W
  
  NFD DISCUSS.............................42-09.787N / 66-42.180W
  

• Report from Jim Irish, August 13, 1999; August 14, 1999

  Recovered bottom pressure package at Southern Flank site, Thursday 12 Aug. Doing extensive CTD survey of Georges to end field work. Three Buoys at Southern Flank in position and look OK. Passed Northeast Peak moorings and saw three lights and blips on the raday last night. Passed Peter Smith's NECE moorings in the fog - we could barely see the bow of the boat, much less the buoys. Their positions from radar and GPS fixes are:

  • 42 deg 17.82 min N x 65 deg 50.10 min W
  • 42 deg 18.15 min N x 65 deg 50.85 min W
  • 42 deg 17.58 min N x 65 deg 50.92 min W

  Expect to recover Northeast Peak moorings Sunday and Southern flank on Tues or Wed.

  The Long-Term Moored Program is recovering its buoys from Georges Bank for the end of the five year GLOBEC field effort. On Saturday, 14 August 1999 three buoys were successfully retrieved from the Northeast Peak site:

  	Steel Guard A 		41 43.947' N x 66 32.262' W
  	Steel Guard S 		41 43.851' N x 66 32.091' W
  	Steel Science B 	41 43.934' N x 66 32.145' W
  

  These buoys have been permanently removed and we currently have no plans to redeploy moorings at this location. For further information, contact Jim Irish at WHOI, jirish@whoi.edu.

Historical Record

• Positions as of November 1996
• Positions as of June 5, 1997
• Positions at the end of the 1997 field year
• Positions as of April 29, 1998
• Positions as of 10 November 1998
• Positions as of 22 March 1999
• Positions as of 30 April 1999
• Positions as of 17 May 1999
• Positions as of 25 June 1999