Thursday, September 26, 2013

station unreachable in September 2013

[This post is a copy of an email update from Steven Johnson, and is back-dated to the date of that email on September 25th, 2013.]

Steven writes:

We haven't been able to make any successful trips to Laolao due to the weather systems that have been in our area. If you remember, Naftan Point is hard to make it around, even on its calmest days. We've had Tropical Disturbances for 2-3 weeks straight. On top of that, we've had some 'emergency' work to respond to during these past two weeks as well: coral bleaching around Saipan and a vessel grounding on Tinian. We're hoping to see some kind of normalcy in the coming week.