Name: NOAA Research Vessel Tour
Start: 2023-02-16T00:00:00-08:00
End: 2023-02-16T23:59:59-08:00

Past Activity

NOAA Research Vessel Tour

Start date: 02/16/2023
Start time: 12:00 AM
End date: 02/16/2023
End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

MEET AT THE SPRINGFIELD/Gateway TARGET. We will carpool to South Beach, Newport, and meet as a group at the NOAA security kiosk at 4:00PM We will pass through security and board (via gangplank) the vessel as a group. We can park our cars inside the NOAA facility.
Restrooms at Target, Corvallis Safeway, NOAA facility
Face masks aboard RV required.
Depending on how long the tour lasts,1-1.5 hours, we will be driving back at dusk; ETA Springfield 8:00PM

Event Leader: Evelyn Nagy
Event Leader Phone: 541-514-4110
Event Leader Email: evelyn8254@hotmail.com
Assistant Leader:
Event category: Trips
Area Type:
Departure Location: See Trip Description
Rating: Easy
Roundtrip total drive miles: 200
Season: 2023
Permits Required:
Event Status: Passed
Supplies and Equipment Required: Wear shoes that will prevent slippage on the wet metal vessel deck; be prepared to climb/descend multiple ladders and tight quarters;bring rain gear/warm clothing; weather forecast lower 40s, dry.
participant prerequisites:
Conditions:
Total Distance:
Member Fees: —
Elevation Gain:
Non-Member Fees: 5
Committee: Trips
Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

This afternoon tour was given to us by an officer of the ship who turned out to be a man of all trades, doing everything from “driving” the ship to dock to firefighting and to giving medical care to the crew. The ship does, however, have a medical office who is one of the lucky few to have his own cabin. The vessel was set to leave for the Aleutians and then Honolulu. Check out and google Okeanos Explorer, one of 14 NOAA vessels and the name of our NOAA research vessel. Be sure to go to oceanexplorer.noaa.gov for live stream marine related NOAA videos..