04/26/2012,00:50:27,okeanosexplorer, This is a live update from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. This is Rick Nadeau speaking. The local EX time is 2000 hours. Currently, the ROV is on deck and we are conducting multibeam mapping operations in transit to the Keatley Canyon dive site.  The ROV is scheduled to dive at 0800.  The water depth at our position is approximately 1900m. Our present heading is 270° at a position of 26° 44'N, 090° 51'W. 04/26/2012,03:30:17,okeanosexplorer, This is a live update from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. This is Rick Nadeau speaking. The local EX time is 2230 hours. Currently, the ROV is on deck and we are conducting multibeam mapping operations in transit to the Keatley Canyon dive site.  The ROV is scheduled to dive at 0800.  The water depth at our position is approximately 2000m. Our present heading is 272° at a position of 26° 46'N, 091° 23'W. 04/26/2012,06:05:10,okeanosexplorer, This is a live update from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. This is Rick Nadeau speaking. The local EX time is 0100 hours. Currently, the ROV is on deck and we are conducting multibeam mapping operations in transit to the Keatley Canyon dive site.  The ROV is scheduled to dive at 0800.  The water depth at our position is approximately 1700m. Our present heading is 260° at a position of 26° 49'N, 091° 54'W. 04/26/2012,08:09:31,okeanosexplorer, This is a live update from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. This is Rick Nadeau speaking. The local EX time is 0310 hours. Currently, the ROV is on deck and we are conducting multibeam mapping operations in transit to the Keatley Canyon dive site.  The ROV is scheduled to dive at 0800.  The water depth at our position is approximately 2000m. Our present heading is 274° at a position of 26° 50'N, 092° 19'W. 04/26/2012,10:12:42,okeanosexplorer, This is a live update from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. This is Rick Nadeau speaking. The local EX time is 0510 hours. Currently, the ROV is on deck and we are conducting multibeam mapping operations in transit to the Keatley Canyon dive site.  The ROV is scheduled to dive at 0800.  The water depth at our position is approximately 1400m. Our present heading is 299° at a position of 26° 51'N, 092° 43'W. 04/26/2012,11:11:37,okeanosexplorer, This is a live update from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. This is Rick Nadeau speaking. The local EX time is 0610 hours. Currently, the ROV is on deck and we are conducting multibeam mapping operations in transit to the Keatley Canyon dive site.  The ROV is scheduled to dive at 0800.  The water depth at our position is approximately 1500m. Our present heading is 272° at a position of 26° 52'N, 092° 54'W. 04/26/2012,13:06:17,kelleyelliott,This is a live update from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. This is Kelley Elliott speaking. The local EX time is 0805 hours. The ship is currently on station, the ROV is on deck and we are evaluating the weather for an ROV dive at wreck 15577 today, near Keathley Canyon.  04/26/2012,13:14:41,kelleyelliott,Stand by for today's dive. We will remain on station for the next hour to evalutate the weather. 04/26/2012,14:33:01,kelleyelliott,Hi all - Today's dive has been delayed. We are currently mapping in the vicinity of 15577 while we continue to evaluate the weather. 04/26/2012,14:40:33,jackirion,Reevaluating at noon? 04/26/2012,14:42:12,danwarren,Jack how far are we from the other wreck we had for this area and would conditions be better there? 04/26/2012,14:46:48,jackirion,Dan, the two are not far apart. I doubt there would be significant improvement in conditions. 04/26/2012,14:57:43,jackirion,Dan- Just sent you the info on the other KC wreck of interest. Not sure if conditions would be any better there. Marine forecast calls for winds dropping to 10-15 kts this afternoon. 04/26/2012,15:03:19,kelleyelliott,Hi Dan and Jack - we are continually evaluating the weather while we map nearby. 04/26/2012,15:06:15,kelleyelliott,This is a live update from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. The local time on board is 1005 am. The ship is currently conducting mapping operations in the vicinity of Keathley Canyon. A dive on a shipwreck is scheduled for today but has been delayed due to weather and sea state conditions. We are continuing to assess the weather. 04/26/2012,17:05:48,jackirion,No news? 04/26/2012,17:27:35,kelleyelliott,Hi All - The winds and waves have not settled any since this morning, and the winds are consistently higher than forecasted. We will not be diving today, and will instead spend the day mapping Keathley Canyon. 04/26/2012,17:28:03,kelleyelliott,Tomorrow's dive location is TBD. 04/26/2012,17:28:30,jackirion,Any possibility of diving this site tomorrow? 04/26/2012,19:57:37,okeanosexplorer, This is a live update from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. This is Adam Skarke speaking. The local EX time is 1500 hours. Currently, the ROV is on deck and we are conducting multibeam mapping operations in transit to the Keatley Canyon dive site.  The ROV is scheduled to dive at 1800 today.  The water depth at our position is approximately 1800m. Our present heading is 35° at a position of 26° 24'N, 093° 28'W. 04/26/2012,20:00:13,kelleyelliott,UPDATE: The ship has turned around and is headed back to site 15577. We expect to be on station for deployment at 1800 Central time. 04/26/2012,20:09:06,kelleyelliott,We expect to conduct an ROV dive on site 15577, an unknown wrecksite, from 1800 to midnight central time. The ROV is expected to be on bottom between 1930 and 2200 or 2230 Central time. 04/26/2012,20:10:53,danwarren,cool! 04/26/2012,22:05:16,okeanosexplorer, This is a live update from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. This is Adam Skarke speaking. The local EX time is 1700 hours. Currently, the ROV is on deck and we are conducting multibeam mapping operations in transit to the Keatley Canyon dive site.  The ROV is scheduled to dive at 1800 today.  The water depth at our position is approximately 1500m. Our present heading is 35° at a position of 26° 43'N, 093° 13'W. 04/26/2012,22:18:01,jackirion,Hi, Adam. I just wanted to test the connection. Am I coming through? 04/26/2012,22:38:10,kelleyelliott,Hi jack - you're message came through no problem. We're not connected to the telecon yet - we'll start that once the vehicle is in the water. 04/26/2012,23:04:54,kimfaulk,good evening everyone. :) 04/26/2012,23:06:38,danwarren,Good Evening all! 04/26/2012,23:06:51,jackirion,Evening, Dan 04/26/2012,23:35:33,kelleyelliott,Welcome all. We'll have our pre-dive briefing during descent to the seafloor - approximately 1900 Central time. 04/26/2012,23:37:55,jackirion,Roger that 04/26/2012,23:38:28,danwarren,talk to you then 04/26/2012,23:40:51,kelleyelliott,Join the discussion by calling: 1-866-617-5860 , passcode 1233796# 04/26/2012, 04/26/2012,23:51:54,Jamie Austin,This is the Okeanos Explorer. The vehicles are (finally!) in the water for Dive 12, Leg 3, a wreck site east of Keatlhley Canyon in ~1320 m. of water. The vehicles are passing 200 m. 04/26/2012,23:55:33,Jamie Austin,Vehicles are passing 300 m. 04/26/2012,23:57:59,Jamie Austin,Ship moving towards the site at 0.2 kt. We will stop ~50 m. from the estimated site position. 04/26/2012,23:59:40,Jamie Austin,Vehicles are passing 400 m.